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Then 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? (KJV)

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וָאַ֖עַןva.'A.'anand I answered

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to answer

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Zechariah 4:11 word 1

וָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.Marand I said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Zechariah 4:11 word 2

אֵלָ֑יו'e.Lavto him

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Zechariah 4:11 word 3

מַה\־mah-what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Zechariah 4:11 word 4

שְּׁנֵ֤יshe.Nei[are] [the] two

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Zechariah 4:11 word 5

הַזֵּיתִים֙ha.zei.Timthe olive trees

Lemma: זַ֫יִת (za.yit) · Strong's: H2132H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: olive

Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Exodus 23:11, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 30:24, Leviticus 24:2, Deuteronomy 6:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2132H; TAHOT Zechariah 4:11 word 6

הָאֵ֔לֶהha.'E.leh<the> these

Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: these

Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Zechariah 4:11 word 7

עַל\־'al-at

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Zechariah 4:11 word 8

יְמִ֥יןye.Min[the] right [side] of

Lemma: יָמִין (ya.min) · Strong's: H3225G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: right

Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 13:9, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17, Genesis 48:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3225G; TAHOT Zechariah 4:11 word 9

הַמְּנוֹרָ֖הha.me.no.Rahthe lampstand

Lemma: מְנוֹרָה (me.no.rah) · Strong's: H4501

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: lampstand

Used 42 times. Also: Exodus 25:31, Exodus 25:32, Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:34, Exodus 25:35, Exodus 26:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4501; TAHOT Zechariah 4:11 word 10

וְעַל\־ve.'al-and at

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Zechariah 4:11 word 11

שְׂמֹאולָֽהּ\׃se.mo.Lahleft [side] its

Lemma: שְׂמֹאל (se.mo.l) · Strong's: H8040G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: left

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 13:9, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8040G; TAHOT Zechariah 4:11 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then I asked	→	עָנָה H6030B to answer
[the angel]	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
What	→	מָה H4100 what?
are the	→	אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these
two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
olive trees	→	זַ֫יִת H2132H olive
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the right	→	יָמִין H3225G right
and left	→	שְׂמֹאל H8040G left
of the lampstand	→	מְנוֹרָה H4501 lampstand
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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