KJV King James Version
And two olive trees by it, one upon the right [side] of the bowl, and the other upon the left [side] thereof.
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Zechariah 4:3
And two olive trees by it, one upon the right [side] of the bowl, and the other upon the left [side] thereof.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.”
WEB World English Bible
and two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on the left side of it.”
ASV American Standard Version
and two olive-trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and two olive-trees are by it, one on the right of the bowl, and one on its left.’
Surrounding context — Zechariah 4
1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,
2 And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all [of] gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which [are] upon the top thereof:
3 And two olive trees by it, one upon the right [side] of the bowl, and the other upon the left [side] thereof.
4 So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What [are] these, my lord?
5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This [is] the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
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Revelation 11:4These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.Romans 11:17And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;Zechariah 4:14Then said he, These [are] the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.Zechariah 4:11-12Then 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?Judges 9:9But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?Romans 11:24For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural [branches], be graffed into their own olive tree?
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