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Young's Literal Translation

Zechariah 4:13

And he speaketh unto me, saying, `Hast thou not known what these [are]?' And I say, `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."
Legacy Standard Bible
So he spoke to 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."
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

11 And I answer and say unto him, `What [are] these two olive-trees, on the right of the candlestick, and on its left?' 12 And I answer a second time, and say unto him, `What [are] the two branches of the olive trees that, by means of the two golden pipes, are emptying out of themselves the oil?' 13 And he speaketh unto me, saying, `Hast thou not known what these [are]?' And I say, `No, my lord.' 14 And he saith, `These [are] the two sons of the oil, who are standing by the Lord of the whole 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 believeth not to return from darkness, And watched [is] he for the sword.
Revelation 16:9
and men were scorched with great heat, and they did speak evil of the name of God, who hath authority over these plagues, and they did not reform -- to give to Him glory.
Revelation 16:11
and they did speak evil of the God of the heaven, from their pains, and from their sores, and they did not reform from their works.
Revelation 16:21
and great hail (as of talent weight) doth come down out of the heaven upon men, and men did speak evil of God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague is very great.

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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