KJV King James Version
Then said I, O my lord, what [are] these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these [be].
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Zechariah 1:9
Then said I, O my lord, what [are] these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these [be].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”
WEB World English Bible
Then I asked, ‘My lord, what are these?’” The angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what these are.”
ASV American Standard Version
Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will show thee what these are.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And I say, ‘What are these, my lord?’ And the messenger who is speaking with me saith unto me, ‘I—I do shew thee what these are.’
Surrounding context — Zechariah 1
6 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
7 Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which [is] the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
8 I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that [were] in the bottom; and behind him [were there] red horses, speckled, and white.
9 Then said I, O my lord, what [are] these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these [be].
10 And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These [are they] whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
11 And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.
12 Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וָאֹמַ֖רH559 · a.marto sayמָה־H4100 · mahwhat?אֵ֣לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseאֲדֹנִ֑יH113 · a.donlordוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֵלַ֗יH413 · elto(wards)הַמַּלְאָךְ֙H4397 · ma.le.akhmessengerהַדֹּבֵ֣רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakבִּ֔יH9030 · nimeאֲנִ֥יH589 · a.niIאַרְאֶ֖ךָּH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeמָה־H4100 · mahwhat?הֵ֥מָּהH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)אֵֽלֶּה׃H428 · el.lehthese
Cross-references
Zechariah 4:4-5So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What [are] these, my lord?Revelation 7:13-14And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?Zechariah 2:3And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,Zechariah 5:5Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what [is] this that goeth forth.Zechariah 1:19And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What [be] these? And he answered me, These [are] the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.Daniel 9:22-23And he informed [me], and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.Genesis 31:11And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, [saying], Jacob: And I said, Here [am] I.Zechariah 6:4-5Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What [are] these, my lord?Daniel 10:11-14And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.Revelation 22:8-16And I John saw these things, and heard [them]. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.Revelation 19:9-10And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [are] they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.Revelation 17:1-7And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:Daniel 7:16I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.Zechariah 4:11Then answered I, and said unto him, What [are] these two olive trees upon the right [side] of the candlestick and upon the left [side] thereof?Daniel 8:15-16And it came to pass, when I, [even] I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
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