Zechariah 4:4

In 11 translations

BSB

“What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.

KJV

So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

WEB

I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”

ASV

And I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

LSV

And I answer and speak to the messenger who is speaking with me, saying, “What [are] these, my lord?”

YLT

And I answer and speak unto the messenger who is speaking with me, saying, 'What [are] these, my lord?'

DBY

And I answered and spoke to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

DRC

And I answered, and said to the angel that spoke in me, saying: What are these things, my lord?

GNV

So I answered, and spake to the Angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my Lord?

JPS

And I answered and spoke to the angel that spoke with me, saying: 'What are these, my lord?'

LXXE

And I inquired, and spoke to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these things, my lord?

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WLC

וָאַ֨עַן֙ וָֽאֹמַ֔ר אֶל־הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֥ר בִּ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר מָה־אֵ֖לֶּה אֲדֹנִֽי׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐπηρώτησα, καὶ εἶπα πρὸς τὸν ἄγγελον τὸν λαλοῦντα ἐν ἐμοὶ, λέγων, τί ἐστι ταῦτα κύριε;

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• Zechariah 1:9“What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”
• Zechariah 6:4So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”
• Matthew 13:36Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
• Zechariah 1:19So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?” And he told me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
• Daniel 12:8I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”
• Zechariah 5:6“What is it?” I asked. And he replied, “A measuring basket is going forth.” Then he continued, “This is their iniquity in all the land.”
• Zechariah 4:12–14And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?” “Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied. So he said, “These are…
• Daniel 7:16–19I approached one of those who were standing there, and I asked him the true meaning of all this. So he told me the interpretation of these things: ‘These four great beasts are four kings who will arise from the earth.…
• Revelation 7:13–14Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?” “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great…

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