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 to me toward me what what? you you see seeing one and he said and he said and I said and I said I have seen I saw and behold and look! lampstand lampstand of of gold gold all of it her entirety with its bowl and her rounded bowl on upon top of it her head and seven and seven lamps of it her lamps on it upon her seven seven and seven and seven pipes cast-metal objects to the lamps to the lamps which that-which on upon top of it her head
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me HR/Sp1cs מָ֥ה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi אַתָּ֖ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms רֹאֶ֑ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 roeh see seeing one HVqrmsa ו/יאמר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vymr and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms וָ/אֹמַ֡ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs רָאִ֣יתִי 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I have seen I saw HVqp1cs וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm מְנוֹרַת֩ 𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤓𐤕 menorat lampstand lampstand of HNcfsc זָהָ֨ב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav of gold gold HNcmsa כֻּלָּ֜/הּ 𐤊𐤋/𐤄 kulah all of it her entirety HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/גֻלָּ֣הּ 𐤅/𐤂𐤋𐤄 vegulah with its bowl and her rounded bowl HC/Ncfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR רֹאשָׁ֗/הּ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤄 roshah top of it her head HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/שִׁבְעָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 veshiveah and seven and seven HC/Acmsa נֵרֹתֶ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤍𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤄 neroteyha lamps of it her lamps HNcmpc/Sp3fs עָלֶ֔י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha on it upon her HR/Sp3fs שִׁבְעָ֤ה 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 shiveah seven seven HAcmsa וְ/שִׁבְעָה֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 veshiveah-2 and seven and seven HC/Acmsa מֽוּצָק֔וֹת 𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤒𐤅𐤕 mutsaqot pipes cast-metal objects HNcfpa לַ/נֵּר֖וֹת 𐤋/𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤕 lanerot to the lamps to the lamps HRd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on upon HR רֹאשָֽׁ/הּ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤄 roshah-2 top of it her head HNcmsc/Sp3fs
Verse 6
and he answered and he responded and he said and he said to me toward me saying to say this this one word word of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to toward Zerubbabel Sown-in-Babylon Zerubavel saying to say not not by might strength nor and not by power strength for for/because if if / whether by my Spirit by my breath-wind says he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of Hosts organized hosts
וַ/יַּ֜עַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan and he answered and he responded HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלַ/י֙ 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me HR/Sp1cs לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc זֶ֚ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one HPdxms דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar word word of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל 𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤁𐤋 zerubavel Zerubbabel Sown-in-Babylon Zerubavel HNp לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor-2 saying to say HR/Vqc לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn בְ/חַ֨יִל֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤋 vechayil by might strength HR/Ncmsa וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not HC/Tn בְ/כֹ֔חַ 𐤁/𐤊𐤇 vekhocha by power strength HR/Ncmsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC בְּ/רוּחִ֔/י 𐤁/𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤉 beruchi Roho (Swahili) by my Spirit by my breath-wind HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָאֽוֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts HNcbpa
Verse 10
for for/because who who? has despised contempt the day of for a day small things small ones and they shall rejoice and they rejoiced and they shall see and they saw [direct object marker] object-marker the stone the building-stone of tin the separated metal in the hand of by the hand of Zerubbabel Sown-in-Babylon Zerubavel seven seven these these ones eyes of eyes of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh they they ranging those roaming about through all in the whole of the earth the earth
כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC מִ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? HTi בַז֮ 𐤁𐤆 vaz has despised contempt HVqp3ms לְ/י֣וֹם 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤌 leyom the day of for a day HR/Ncmsc קְטַנּוֹת֒ 𐤒𐤈𐤍𐤅𐤕 qetanot small things small ones HAafpa וְ/שָׂמְח֗וּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅 vesamechu and they shall rejoice and they rejoiced HC/Vqq3cp וְ/רָא֞וּ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤅 verau and they shall see and they saw HC/Vqq3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/אֶ֧בֶן 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤍 haeven the stone the building-stone HTd/Ncfsa הַ/בְּדִ֛יל 𐤄/𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤋 habedil of tin the separated metal HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/יַ֥ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad in the hand of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל 𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤁𐤋 zerubavel Zerubbabel Sown-in-Babylon Zerubavel HNp שִׁבְעָה 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 shiveah seven seven HAcmsa אֵ֑לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones HPdxcp עֵינֵ֣י 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 eyney eyes of eyes of HNcbdc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הֵ֥מָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they they HPp3mp מְשׁוֹטְטִ֖ים 𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤈𐤈𐤉𐤌 meshotetim ranging those roaming about HVormpa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal through all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa
Verse 12
And I answered and I responded a second time second and said and I said to him toward him What what? two two branches ears of of the olive trees the olive trees which that-which through by the hand of the two two of pipes conduits of golden the gold that pour out the ones emptying out from them from upon them oil the gold
וָ/אַ֣עַן 𐤅/𐤀𐤏𐤍 vaaan And I answered and I responded HC/Vqw1cs שֵׁנִ֔ית 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤕 shenit a second time second HAofsa וָ/אֹמַ֖ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and said and I said HC/Vqw1cs אֵלָ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah What what? HTi שְׁתֵּ֞י 𐤔𐤕𐤉 shetey two two HAcfdc שִׁבֲּלֵ֣י 𐤔𐤁𐤋𐤉 shibaley branches ears of HNcfpc הַ/זֵּיתִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤆𐤉𐤕𐤉𐤌 hazeytim of the olive trees the olive trees HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr בְּ/יַ֗ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad through by the hand of HR/Ncbsc שְׁנֵי֙ 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney the two two of HAcmdc צַנְתְּר֣וֹת 𐤑𐤍𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤕 tsaneterot pipes conduits of HNcmpc הַ/זָּהָ֔ב 𐤄/𐤆𐤄𐤁 hazahav golden the gold HTd/Ncmsa הַֽ/מְרִיקִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 hameriqim that pour out the ones emptying out HTd/Vhrmpa מֵ/עֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 mealeyhem from them from upon them HR/R/Sp3mp הַ/זָּהָֽב 𐤄/𐤆𐤄𐤁 hazahav-2 oil the gold HTd/Ncmsa
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