Zechariah 4:12

“And I answered a second time and said to him, “What are the two branches of the olive trees that are beside the two golden tubes that empty out of themselves the gold?””

Zechariah 4:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 4:12, word by word

And I answeredאַעַןaan

answer

To reply to what was said.

Where else “aan” appears
a second timeשֵׁנִיתshenit

again

Once more, after having been done before.

Where else “shenit” appears
and saidאֹמַרomar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “omar” appears
are the twoשְׁתֵּיshete

both

The two together, both of them.

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branchesשִׁבֲּלֵיshibale

ear of grain

The head of wheat or barley where the kernels are.

Where else “shibale” appears
of the olive treesזֵּיתִיםzetim

olive tree

A tree with silvery leaves that yields fruit and oil; very common in Israel.

Where else “zetim” appears
are besideיַדyad

beside

Literally "the hand": the side or edge of something.

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goldenזָּהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

Where else “zahav” appears
tubesצַנְתְּרוֹתtsantrot

tube, pipe

A tube: a channel through which oil runs (Zechariah 4:12).

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that emptyמְרִיקִיםmerikim

empty

To leave a sack, jar or net without its contents, pouring them out.

Where else “merikim” appears

Translation note

“The gold”: it can be understood as the golden oil.

The context

11And I answered and said to him, “What are these two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?”

12 · This verse (above)

13And he said to me, saying, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”

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