# Zechariah 4.2 ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Olive Tree](/codex/romans-11/) --- # Zechariah 4.2 **Book:** [Zechariah](/codex/zechariah/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 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 he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have seen, and, behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the 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. And I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord? (Zechariah 4:1-4, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 1. The angel who talked with me came again, and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep. > > **2. He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I have seen, and behold, a lamp stand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top of it;** > > 3. and two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on the left side of it.” 4. I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?” (Zechariah 4:1-4, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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: a bowl: Heb. her bowl seven pipes: or, seven several pipes to the lamps** > > 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? (Zechariah 4:1-4, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 1. And the messenger who is speaking with me doth turn back, and stir me up as one who is stirred up out of his sleep, > > **2. and he saith unto me, 'What art thou seeing?' And I say, 'I have looked, and lo, a candlestick of gold, all of it, and its bowl [is] on its top, and its seven lamps [are] upon it, and twice seven pipes [are] to the lights that [are] on its top,** > > 3. and two olive-trees [are] by it, one on the right of the bowl, and one on its left.' 4. And I answer and speak unto the messenger who is speaking with me, saying, 'What [are] these, my lord?' (Zechariah 4:1-4, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Zechariah + LORD direct discourse (visions) - **Audience:** post-exilic returnees - **Location:** Jerusalem - **Time period:** ministry c. 520-518 BC ## Theological reading ## Key words _No Strong's-tagged lexicon matches found in this passage. (Lexicon coverage is curated, ~159 of the most apologetically-loaded Greek/Hebrew terms.)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.