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And he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Theseאֵלֶּהare the twoשְׁנֵיsonsבְנֵיof oilהַיִּצְהָרwho standהָעֹמְדִיםbyעַלthe Lordאֲדוֹןof allכָּלthe earth.”הָאָרֶץ
Zechariah 4:14
Study it in the app“And he said, “These are the two sons of oil who stand by the Lord of all the earth.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 4:14, word by word
- And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- are the twoשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears- sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of oilיִּצְהָרyitshar
fresh oil
Fresh olive oil.
Where else “yitshar” appears- who standעֹמְדִיםomdim
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “omdim” appears- the Lordאֲדוֹןadon
Lord
The Lord, said of God.
Where else “adon” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
Translation note
“The two sons of oil”: so says the Hebrew; it can be understood as the two anointed ones, perhaps Zerubbabel and Joshua.
The context
13And he said to me, saying, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”
14 · This verse (above)