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Zechariah 4

Zech. 4:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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So I answered
`anah (Hebrew #6030)
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
KJV usage: give account, afflict (by mistake for 6031), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for 6031), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, X scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also 1042, 1043.
Pronounce: aw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
and spake
'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
to the angel
mal'ak (Hebrew #4397)
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
KJV usage: ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
Pronounce: mal-awk'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy
that talked
dabar (Hebrew #1696)
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
KJV usage: answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, X well, X work.
Pronounce: daw-bar'
Origin: a primitive root
with me, saying
'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
, What are these, my lord
'adown (Hebrew #113)
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
KJV usage: lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with "Adoni-".
Pronounce: aw-done'
Origin: or (shortened) adon {aw-done'}
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Zech. 4:12‑14• 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?
 13{i}And he spoke to me, saying, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.{/i}
 14{i}And he said{/i}, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth (Zech. 4:12‑14)
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Zech. 1:9,19• 9Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will show thee what these be.
 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. (Zech. 1:9,19)
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Zech. 5:6• 6And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth. (Zech. 5:6)
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Zech. 6:4• 4{i}And I spoke and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?{/i} (Zech. 6:4)
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Dan. 7:16‑19• 16{i}I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the certainty of all this. And he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things{/i}:
 17These great beasts, which are four, are four kings which shall arise out of the earth.
 18But the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, {i}even to the ages of ages{/i}.
 19{i}Then I desired to know the certainty concerning the fourth beast, which was different from them all, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the rest with its feet;{/i} (Dan. 7:16‑19)
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Dan. 12:8• 8And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? (Dan. 12:8)
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Matt. 13:36• 36{i}Then, having dismissed the crowds, he went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Expound to us the parable of the darnel of the field.{/i} (Matt. 13:36)
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Rev. 7:13‑14• 13And one of the elders answered, saying to me, These that are clothed with white robes, who are they, and whence came they?
 14And I said to him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. (Rev. 7:13‑14)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And I answered and spoke to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

W. Kelly Translation

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And I answered and spoke to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)