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Zechariah 4

Zech. 4:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
unto me, What seest
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
thou? And I said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, I have looked
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
, and behold a candlestick
mnowrah (Hebrew #4501)
feminine of 4500 (in the original sense of 5216); a chandelier
KJV usage: candlestick.
Pronounce: men-o-raw'
Origin: or mnorah {men-o-raw'}
all of gold
zahab (Hebrew #2091)
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
KJV usage: gold(-en), fair weather.
Pronounce: zaw-hawb'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to shimmer
, with ηa bowl
gol (Hebrew #1531)
a cup for oil (as round)
KJV usage: bowl.
Pronounce: gole
Origin: from 1556
upon the top
ro'sh (Hebrew #7218)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Pronounce: roshe
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake
of it, and his seven
sheba` (Hebrew #7651)
from 7650; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
KJV usage: (+ by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare 7658.
Pronounce: sheh'-bah
Origin: or (masculine) shibrah {shib-aw'}
lamps
niyr (Hebrew #5216)
also neyr {nare}; or ner {nare}; or (feminine) nerah {nay-raw'}; from a primitive root (see 5214; 5135) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: candle, lamp, light.
Pronounce: neer
Origin: or nir {neer}
thereon, and θseven
sheba` (Hebrew #7651)
from 7650; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
KJV usage: (+ by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare 7658.
Pronounce: sheh'-bah
Origin: or (masculine) shibrah {shib-aw'}
pipes
muwtsaqah (Hebrew #4166)
from 3332; properly, something poured out, i.e. a casting (of metal); by implication, a tube (as cast)
KJV usage: when it was cast, pipe.
Pronounce: moo-tsaw-kaw'
Origin: or mutsaqah {moo-tsaw-kaw'}
to the seven
sheba` (Hebrew #7651)
from 7650; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
KJV usage: (+ by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare 7658.
Pronounce: sheh'-bah
Origin: or (masculine) shibrah {shib-aw'}
lamps
niyr (Hebrew #5216)
also neyr {nare}; or ner {nare}; or (feminine) nerah {nay-raw'}; from a primitive root (see 5214; 5135) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: candle, lamp, light.
Pronounce: neer
Origin: or nir {neer}
, which are upon the top
ro'sh (Hebrew #7218)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Pronounce: roshe
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake
thereof:
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her.
θ
or, seven several pipes to the lamps.

More on:

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Bowl,
candlestick,
Gold,
Pipe,
Seven

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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What.
Zech. 5:2• 2And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits. (Zech. 5:2)
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Jer. 1:11‑13• 11Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
 12Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
 13And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north. (Jer. 1:11‑13)
a candlestick.
Ex. 25:31‑38• 31And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
 32And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side:
 33Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick.
 34And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.
 35And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.
 36Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.
 37And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.
 38And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold. (Ex. 25:31‑38)
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Ex. 37:17‑24• 17And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:
 18And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:
 19Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.
 20And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:
 21And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.
 22Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.
 23And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.
 24Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof. (Ex. 37:17‑24)
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Ex. 40:24‑25• 24And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
 25And he lighted the lamps before the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses. (Ex. 40:24‑25)
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1 Kings 7:49‑50• 49And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,
 50And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple. (1 Kings 7:49‑50)
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1 Chron. 28:15• 15Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick. (1 Chron. 28:15)
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2 Chron. 4:7• 7And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left. (2 Chron. 4:7)
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2 Chron. 4:20‑22• 20Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;
 21And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;
 22And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold. (2 Chron. 4:20‑22)
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2 Chron. 13:11• 11And they burn unto the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the showbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the Lord our God; but ye have forsaken him. (2 Chron. 13:11)
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Jer. 52:19• 19And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away. (Jer. 52:19)
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Matt. 5:14‑16• 14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
 15Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
 16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. (Matt. 5:14‑16)
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Rev. 1:12,20• 12And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
 20The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. (Rev. 1:12,20)
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Rev. 2:1• 1Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; (Rev. 2:1)
a bowl.
Heb. her bowl.
1 Kings 7:50• 50And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple. (1 Kings 7:50)
seven.
Ex. 25:37• 37And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it. (Ex. 25:37)
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Rev. 4:5• 5And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. (Rev. 4:5)
seven pipes to the seven camps.
or, seven several pipes to thelamps, etc.
Zech. 4:12• 12And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves? (Zech. 4:12)
• It may be observed that the candlestick is the well-known candlestick — the seven-branched candlestick — of the tabernacle (Ex. 25:31-40), and that it ever was the symbol of the light of God in the perfection of testimony — testimony in the power of the Holy Spirit on the earth — first in Israel, and then in the Church (Rev. 1). (“Zechariah 4” by E. Dennett)
• It was no doubt a revelation of the perfect order in government and testimony which Jehovah would establish in Jerusalem in connection with the royal, the Melchisedec, priesthood of Christ. (“Zechariah 4” by E. Dennett)
• The work was divine, the pipes were of gold. The thing ministered was the grace of the Spirit, the oil which fed the testimony, maintained in this perfect order. (“Zechariah 4” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I see, and behold, a lamp-stand all of gold, with a bowla upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon, seven lamps and seven pipesb to the lamps, which are upon the top thereof;

JND Translation Notes

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a
Others "its bowl."
b
Or "seven and seven," i.e. seven pipes to each lamp.