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The Darby Translation
Zechariah 6:4
And I spoke and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
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Christian Standard Bible®
So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”
So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”
Hebrew Names Version
Then I asked the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
Then I asked the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
King James Version (1611)
Then I answered, and said vnto the Angel that talked with mee, What are these, my Lord ?
Then I answered, and said vnto the Angel that talked with mee, What are these, my Lord ?
King James Version
Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
English Standard Version
Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
New American Standard Bible
So I responded and said to the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?"
So I responded and said to the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?"
New Century Version
I asked the angel who was talking with me, "What are these, sir?"
I asked the angel who was talking with me, "What are these, sir?"
Amplified Bible
Then I said to the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?"
Then I said to the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then I answered, and saide vnto the Angell that talked with mee, What are these, my Lorde?
Then I answered, and saide vnto the Angell that talked with mee, What are these, my Lorde?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then I spoke and said to the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?"
Then I spoke and said to the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?"
Legacy Standard Bible
Then I answered and said to the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?"
Then I answered and said to the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?"
Berean Standard Bible
So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?"
So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?"
Contemporary English Version
"Sir," I asked the angel. "What do these stand for?"
"Sir," I asked the angel. "What do these stand for?"
Complete Jewish Bible
I asked the angel speaking with me, "What are these, my Lord?"
I asked the angel speaking with me, "What are these, my Lord?"
Easy-to-Read Version
I asked the angel who was talking with me, "Sir, what does this mean?"
I asked the angel who was talking with me, "Sir, what does this mean?"
George Lamsa Translation
Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, What are these, my lord?
Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, What are these, my lord?
Good News Translation
Then I asked the angel, "Sir, what do these chariots mean?"
Then I asked the angel, "Sir, what do these chariots mean?"
Lexham English Bible
And I answered and said to the angel that was talking to me, "What are these, my lord?"
And I answered and said to the angel that was talking to me, "What are these, my lord?"
Literal Translation
And I answered and said to the angel who was talking with me, What are these, my lord?
And I answered and said to the angel who was talking with me, What are these, my lord?
American Standard Version
Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
Bible in Basic English
And I made answer and said to the angel who was talking to me, What are these, my lord?
And I made answer and said to the angel who was talking to me, What are these, my lord?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then I answered and said unto the angel that spoke with me: 'What are these, my lord?'
Then I answered and said unto the angel that spoke with me: 'What are these, my lord?'
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then spake I, and saide vnto the angel that talked with me: O Lord, what are these?
Then spake I, and saide vnto the angel that talked with me: O Lord, what are these?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I answered and said to the angel that talked with me, What are these, my Lord?
And I answered and said to the angel that talked with me, What are these, my Lord?
English Revised Version
Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
World English Bible
Then I asked the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
Then I asked the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y answeride, and seide to the aungel that spak in me, What ben these thingis, my lord?
And Y answeride, and seide to the aungel that spak in me, What ben these thingis, my lord?
Update Bible Version
Then I answered and said to the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
Then I answered and said to the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
Webster's Bible Translation
Then I answered and said to the angel that talked with me, What [are] these, my lord?
Then I answered and said to the angel that talked with me, What [are] these, my lord?
New English Translation
Then I asked the angelic messenger who was speaking with me, "What are these, sir?"
Then I asked the angelic messenger who was speaking with me, "What are these, sir?"
New King James Version
Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
New Living Translation
"And what are these, my lord?" I asked the angel who was talking with me.
"And what are these, my lord?" I asked the angel who was talking with me.
New Life Bible
Then I said to the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?"
Then I said to the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?"
New Revised Standard
Then I said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
Then I said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then began I, and said, unto the messenger who was speaking with me, - What are these, my lord?
Then began I, and said, unto the messenger who was speaking with me, - What are these, my lord?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I answered, and said to the angel that spoke in me: What are these, my lord?
And I answered, and said to the angel that spoke in me: What are these, my lord?
Revised Standard Version
Then I said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
Then I said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
Young's Literal Translation
And I answer and say unto the messenger who is speaking with me, `What [are] these, my lord?'
And I answer and say unto the messenger who is speaking with me, `What [are] these, my lord?'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then spake I, and sayde vnto the angel that talked with me: O lorde, what are these?
Then spake I, and sayde vnto the angel that talked with me: O lorde, what are these?
THE MESSAGE
I asked the Messenger-Angel, "Sir, what's the meaning here?"
I asked the Messenger-Angel, "Sir, what's the meaning here?"
Contextual Overview
1 And I lifted up mine eyes again, and saw, and behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass. 2 In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; 3 and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled, strong horses. 4 And I spoke and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord? 5 And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth. 6 That in which are the black horses goeth forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth towards the south country; 7 and the strong go forth, and seek to go that they may walk to and fro through the earth. And he said, Go, walk to and fro through the earth. And they walked to and fro through the earth. 8 And he cried unto me, and spoke unto me, saying, See, these that go forth towards the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
unto: Zechariah 1:9, Zechariah 1:19-21, Zechariah 5:5, Zechariah 5:6, Zechariah 5:10
Reciprocal: Daniel 9:22 - he informed Zechariah 4:4 - What
Cross-References
Genesis 6:15
And thus shalt thou make it: let the length of the ark be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
And thus shalt thou make it: let the length of the ark be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
Genesis 6:20
Of fowl after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of each shall go in to thee, to keep [them] alive.
Of fowl after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of each shall go in to thee, to keep [them] alive.
Genesis 6:21
And take thou of all food that is eaten, and gather [it] to thee, that it may be for food for thee and for them.
And take thou of all food that is eaten, and gather [it] to thee, that it may be for food for thee and for them.
Genesis 6:22
And Noah did it; according to all that God had commanded him, so did he.
And Noah did it; according to all that God had commanded him, so did he.
Genesis 11:4
And they said, Come on, let us build ourselves a city and a tower, the top of which [may reach] to the heavens; and let us make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth.
And they said, Come on, let us build ourselves a city and a tower, the top of which [may reach] to the heavens; and let us make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth.
Numbers 13:33
and there have we seen giants—the sons of Anak are of the giants—and we were in our sight as grasshoppers, and so we were also in their sight.
and there have we seen giants—the sons of Anak are of the giants—and we were in our sight as grasshoppers, and so we were also in their sight.
Numbers 16:2
and they rose up against Moses, with two hundred and fifty men of the children of Israel, princes of the assembly, summoned to the council, men of renown;
and they rose up against Moses, with two hundred and fifty men of the children of Israel, princes of the assembly, summoned to the council, men of renown;
Deuteronomy 3:11
For only Og the king of Bashan remained of the residue of giants: behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? its length was nine cubits, and its breadth four cubits, after the cubit of a man.
For only Og the king of Bashan remained of the residue of giants: behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? its length was nine cubits, and its breadth four cubits, after the cubit of a man.
1 Samuel 17:4
And there went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
And there went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me,.... After he had seen the chariots come out, and had observed the different colours of the horses in them:
what [are] these, my lord? that is, what do they signify? what is the meaning of this vision?
