Zechariah 4

Zechariah receives a vision of a golden lampstand with two olive trees on either side, representing the two anointed ones who serve YHWH.[1] The vision symbolizes God's provision and the spiritual leadership through which He sustains His people.

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Verse 2
and he said and he said and he said to me toward me to me what what? what? you you you see seeing one are seeing and he said and he said and he said and I said and I said and I said I have seen I saw I saw and behold and look! and look lampstand lampstand of lampstand of of gold gold gold all of it her entirety all of her with its bowl and her rounded bowl and her rounded bowl on upon upon top of it her head her head and seven and seven and seven lamps of it her lamps her lamps on it upon her upon her seven seven seven and seven and seven and seven pipes cast-metal objects pipes to the lamps to the lamps to the lamps which that-which which on upon upon top of it her head her head
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me to me HR/Sp1cs מָ֥ה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? what? HTi אַתָּ֖ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms רֹאֶ֑ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 roeh see seeing one are seeing HVqrmsa ו/יאמר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vymr and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms וָ/אֹמַ֡ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and I said and I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs רָאִ֣יתִי 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I have seen I saw I saw HVqp1cs וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh mona (Bemba) and behold and look! and look HC/Tm מְנוֹרַת֩ 𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤓𐤕 menorat lampstand lampstand of lampstand of HNcfsc זָהָ֨ב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav dhahabu (Swahili) of gold gold gold HNcmsa כֻּלָּ֜/הּ 𐤊𐤋/𐤄 kulah kila (Swahili) all of it her entirety all of her HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/גֻלָּ֣הּ 𐤅/𐤂𐤋𐤄 vegulah with its bowl and her rounded bowl and her rounded bowl HC/Ncfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR רֹאשָׁ֗/הּ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤄 roshah top of it her head her head HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/שִׁבְעָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 veshiveah and seven and seven and seven HC/Acmsa נֵרֹתֶ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤍𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤄 neroteyha lamps of it her lamps her lamps HNcmpc/Sp3fs עָלֶ֔י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha on it upon her upon her HR/Sp3fs שִׁבְעָ֤ה 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 shiveah seven seven seven HAcmsa וְ/שִׁבְעָה֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 veshiveah-2 and seven and seven and seven HC/Acmsa מֽוּצָק֔וֹת 𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤒𐤅𐤕 mutsaqot pipes cast-metal objects pipes HNcfpa לַ/נֵּר֖וֹת 𐤋/𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤕 lanerot to the lamps to the lamps to the lamps HRd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on upon upon HR רֹאשָֽׁ/הּ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤄 roshah-2 top of it her head her head HNcmsc/Sp3fs
Verse 6
and he answered and he responded and he answered and he said and he said and he said to me toward me to me saying to say to say this this one this one word word of word of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to toward to Zerubbabel Sown-in-Babylon Zerubavel saying to say to say not not not by might strength by might nor and not and not by power strength and strength for for/because for if if / whether but by my Spirit by my breath-wind by my spirit says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts
וַ/יַּ֜עַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan and he answered and he responded and he answered HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלַ/י֙ 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me to me HR/Sp1cs לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc זֶ֚ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one this one HPdxms דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar Ndaba (Zulu) word word of word of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל 𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤁𐤋 zerubavel Zerubbabel Sown-in-Babylon Zerubavel HNp לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor-2 saying to say to say HR/Vqc לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn בְ/חַ֨יִל֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤋 vechayil kayila (Lunda) by might strength by might HR/Ncmsa וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not and not HC/Tn בְ/כֹ֔חַ 𐤁/𐤊𐤇 vekhocha by power strength and strength HR/Ncmsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether but HC בְּ/רוּחִ֔/י 𐤁/𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤉 beruchi by my Spirit by my breath-wind by my spirit HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָאֽוֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa
Verse 7
Who who? who? are you you you mountain mountain of mountain of great the great one the great before to the face of to before the face of Zerubbabel Sown-in-Babylon Zerubavel a plain to a level plain to a level plain and he will bring out and he caused to go out and he caused to go out [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the stone the building-stone the stone the head/top the foremost one the top shoutings crashing uproars shoutings Grace favor favor grace favor favor to it — to it
מִֽי 𐤌𐤉 mi Who who? who? HTi אַתָּ֧ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah are you you you HPp2ms הַֽר 𐤄𐤓 har mountain mountain of mountain of HNcmsc הַ/גָּד֛וֹל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 hagadol great the great one the great HTd/Aamsa לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל 𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤁𐤋 zerubavel Zerubbabel Sown-in-Babylon Zerubavel HNp לְ/מִישֹׁ֑ר 𐤋/𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤓 lemishor a plain to a level plain to a level plain HR/Ncmsa וְ/הוֹצִיא֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 vehotsi and he will bring out and he caused to go out and he caused to go out HC/Vhq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אֶ֣בֶן 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤍 haeven the stone the building-stone the stone HTd/Ncfsa הָ/רֹאשָׁ֔ה 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤄 haroshah the head/top the foremost one the top HTd/Aafsa תְּשֻׁא֕וֹת 𐤕𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤕 teshuot shoutings crashing uproars shoutings HNcfpa חֵ֥ן 𐤇𐤍 chen Grace favor favor HNcmsa חֵ֖ן 𐤇𐤍 chen-2 grace favor favor HNcmsa לָֽ/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to it to it HR/Sp3fs
Verse 9
hands the two hands of the two hands of Zerubbabel Sown-in-Babylon Zerubavel have laid the foundation they have founded have laid the foundation of the house the built-house the house this this one this and-his-hands and his hands and his hands will finish they will plunder will complete it and-you-will-know and you knew and you will know that for/because that the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of hosts organized hosts organized hosts has sent me He sent me He sent me to you toward you (mp) to you
יְדֵ֣י 𐤉𐤃𐤉 yedey hands the two hands of the two hands of HNcbdc זְרֻבָּבֶ֗ל 𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤁𐤋 zerubavel Zerubbabel Sown-in-Babylon Zerubavel HNp יִסְּד֛וּ 𐤉𐤎𐤃𐤅 yisedu have laid the foundation they have founded have laid the foundation HVpp3cp הַ/בַּ֥יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit of the house the built-house the house HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms וְ/יָדָ֣י/ו 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤅 veyadayv and-his-hands and his hands and his hands HC/Ncbdc/Sp3ms תְּבַצַּ֑עְנָה 𐤕𐤁𐤑𐤏𐤍𐤄 tevatsaenah bepa (Bemba) will finish they will plunder will complete it HVpi3fp וְ/יָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕 veyadaeta and-you-will-know and you knew and you will know HC/Vqp2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because that HC יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֖וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa שְׁלָחַ֥/נִי 𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤍𐤉 shelachani has sent me He sent me He sent me HVqp3ms/Sp1cs אֲלֵי/כֶֽם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem to you toward you (mp) to you HR/Sp2mp
Verse 10
for for/because for/because who who? who? has despised contempt has despised the day of for a day the day of small things small ones small ones and they shall rejoice and they rejoiced and they shall rejoice and they shall see and they saw and they shall see [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the stone the building-stone the building-stone of tin the separated metal the tin in the hand of by the hand of in the hand of Zerubbabel Sown-in-Babylon Zerubavel seven seven seven these these ones these ones eyes of eyes of eyes of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh they they they ranging those roaming about those roaming about through all in the whole of in all the earth the earth the earth
כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for/because HC מִ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? who? HTi בַז֮ 𐤁𐤆 vaz has despised contempt has despised HVqp3ms לְ/י֣וֹם 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤌 leyom the day of for a day the day of HR/Ncmsc קְטַנּוֹת֒ 𐤒𐤈𐤍𐤅𐤕 qetanot small things small ones small ones HAafpa וְ/שָׂמְח֗וּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅 vesamechu samka (Kirundi) and they shall rejoice and they rejoiced and they shall rejoice HC/Vqq3cp וְ/רָא֞וּ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤅 verau and they shall see and they saw and they shall see HC/Vqq3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אֶ֧בֶן 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤍 haeven the stone the building-stone the building-stone HTd/Ncfsa הַ/בְּדִ֛יל 𐤄/𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤋 habedil of tin the separated metal the tin HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/יַ֥ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad in the hand of by the hand of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל 𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤁𐤋 zerubavel Zerubbabel Sown-in-Babylon Zerubavel HNp שִׁבְעָה 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 shiveah seven seven seven HAcmsa אֵ֑לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones these ones HPdxcp עֵינֵ֣י 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 eyney Enyi (Fante) eyes of eyes of eyes of HNcbdc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הֵ֥מָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they they they HPp3mp מְשׁוֹטְטִ֖ים 𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤈𐤈𐤉𐤌 meshotetim ranging those roaming about those roaming about HVormpa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili) through all in the whole of in all HR/Ncmsc הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the earth the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa
Verse 12
And I answered and I responded and I answered a second time second a second time and said and I said and I said to him toward him to him What what? what? two two two branches ears of branches of of the olive trees the olive trees the olive trees which that-which that through by the hand of in the hand of the two two of two of pipes conduits of pipes of golden the gold the gold that pour out the ones emptying out the ones emptying out from them from upon them from upon them oil the gold the gold
וָ/אַ֣עַן 𐤅/𐤀𐤏𐤍 vaaan And I answered and I responded and I answered HC/Vqw1cs שֵׁנִ֔ית 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤕 shenit a second time second a second time HAofsa וָ/אֹמַ֖ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and said and I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs אֵלָ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah What what? what? HTi שְׁתֵּ֞י 𐤔𐤕𐤉 shetey two two two HAcfdc שִׁבֲּלֵ֣י 𐤔𐤁𐤋𐤉 shibaley branches ears of branches of HNcfpc הַ/זֵּיתִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤆𐤉𐤕𐤉𐤌 hazeytim of the olive trees the olive trees the olive trees HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that HTr בְּ/יַ֗ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad through by the hand of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc שְׁנֵי֙ 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney the two two of two of HAcmdc צַנְתְּר֣וֹת 𐤑𐤍𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤕 tsaneterot pipes conduits of pipes of HNcmpc הַ/זָּהָ֔ב 𐤄/𐤆𐤄𐤁 hazahav dhahabu (Swahili) golden the gold the gold HTd/Ncmsa הַֽ/מְרִיקִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 hameriqim that pour out the ones emptying out the ones emptying out HTd/Vhrmpa מֵ/עֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 mealeyhem from them from upon them from upon them HR/R/Sp3mp הַ/זָּהָֽב 𐤄/𐤆𐤄𐤁 hazahav-2 dhahabu (Swahili) oil the gold the gold HTd/Ncmsa
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