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Legacy Standard Bible

Zechariah 4:13

So he spoke to me, saying, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Symbols and Similitudes;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Oil;   Olive;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Messiah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Olive-Tree;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Messiah;   Zechariah, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Priests and Levites;   Zerubbabel;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Zechariah, Prophecy of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hearth;   Zechariah, Book of;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for January 9;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he inquired of me, “Don’t you know what these are?”
Hebrew Names Version
He answered me, "Don't you know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
King James Version (1611)
And hee answered mee and said; Knowest thou not what these be? and I said, No, my Lord.
King James Version
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
English Standard Version
He said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
New American Standard Bible
So he answered me, saying, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
New Century Version
He answered, "Don't you know what they are?" "No, sir," I said.
Amplified Bible
And he answered me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And hee answered me, and saide, Knowest thou not what these bee? And I sayde, No, my Lorde.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So he answered me, saying, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
Berean Standard Bible
"Do you not know what these are?" he inquired. "No, my lord," I replied.
Contemporary English Version
"Don't you know?" he asked. "No sir, I don't," was my answer.
Complete Jewish Bible
He replied, "Don't you know what they are?" I answered, "No, my Lord."
Darby Translation
And he spoke to me, saying, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the angel said to me, "Don't you know what these things mean?" I said, "No, sir."
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to me, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Good News Translation
He asked me, "Don't you know?" "No, I don't, sir," I answered.
Lexham English Bible
And he replied to me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
Literal Translation
And he spoke to me, saying, Do you not know what these are ? And I said, No, my lord.
American Standard Version
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Bible in Basic English
And he said in answer to me, Have you no knowledge what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he answered me and said: 'Knowest thou not what these are?' And I said: 'No, my lord.'
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He aunswered me & said: Knowest thou not what these be? & I said, no my lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to me, Knowest thou not what these are? and I said, No, my lord.
English Revised Version
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
World English Bible
He answered me, "Don't you know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to me, and spak, Whether thou woost not what ben these thingis?
Update Bible Version
And he answered me and said, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these [are]? And I said, No, my lord.
New English Translation
He replied, "Don't you know what these are?" And I said, "No, sir."
New King James Version
Then he answered me and said, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
New Living Translation
"Don't you know?" he asked. "No, my lord," I replied.
New Life Bible
He answered me saying, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
New Revised Standard
He said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he spake unto me, saying, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he spoke to me, saying: Knowest thou not what these are? And I said: No, my lord.
Revised Standard Version
He said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
Young's Literal Translation
And he speaketh unto me, saying, `Hast thou not known what these [are]?' And I say, `No, my lord.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He answered me, & sayde: knowest thou not, what these be? And I sayde: No, my lorde.
THE MESSAGE
He said, "You haven't figured that out?" I said, "No, sir."

Contextual Overview

11Then I answered and said to him, "What are these two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?" 12And I answered the second time and said to him, "What are the two olive branches which are beside the two golden pipes, which empty the golden oil from themselves?" 13So he spoke to me, saying, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord." 14Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who are standing by the Lord of all the earth."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Knowest: Zechariah 4:5, Hebrews 5:11, Hebrews 5:12

Cross-References

Job 15:22
He does not believe that he will return from darkness,And he is destined for the sword.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he answered me, and said,.... That is, the angel answered to the prophet's questions:

Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord;

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