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And 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? (KJV)

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וָאַ֣עַןva.'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 4:12 word 1

שֵׁנִ֔יתshe.Nita second [time]

Lemma: שֵׁנִי (she.ni) · Strong's: H8145

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical position · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAofsa)

Meaning: second

Used 156 times. Also: Genesis 1:8, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8145; TAHOT Zechariah 4:12 word 2

וָאֹמַ֖רva.'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 4:12 word 3

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 4:12 word 4

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 4:12 word 5

שְׁתֵּ֞יshe.Tei[are] [the] two

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

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 4:12 word 6

שִׁבֲּלֵ֣יshi.ba.Lei[the] clusters of

Lemma: שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת (shib.bol) · Strong's: H7641B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: ear

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 41:5, Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:22, Genesis 41:23, Genesis 41:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7641B; TAHOT Zechariah 4:12 word 7

הַזֵּיתִ֗יםha.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 4:12 word 8

אֲשֶׁר֙'a.Sherwhich

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Zechariah 4:12 word 9

בְּיַ֗דbe.Yad[are] at [the] hand of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand: to

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 32:13, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 33:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027K; TAHOT Zechariah 4:12 word 10

שְׁנֵי֙she.Nei[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 4:12 word 11

צַנְתְּר֣וֹתtzan.te.Rot[the] pipes of

Lemma: צַנְתְּרוֹת (tsan.ta.rah) · Strong's: H6804

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: pipe

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6804; TAHOT Zechariah 4:12 word 12

הַזָּהָ֔בha.za.Hav<the> gold

Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: gold

Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Zechariah 4:12 word 13

הַֽמְרִיקִ֥יםham.ri.Kimwhich are pouring out

Lemma: רִיק (ruq) · Strong's: H7324

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVhrmpa)

Meaning: to empty

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 42:35, Exodus 15:9, Leviticus 26:33, Psalms 18:42, Psalms 35:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7324; TAHOT Zechariah 4:12 word 14

מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.lei.Hemfrom <the> on them

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

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 4:12 word 15

הַזָּהָֽב\׃ha.za.Havthe gold

Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: gold

Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Zechariah 4:12 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

And I questioned him	→	עָנָה H6030B to answer
further	→	שֵׁנִי H8145 second
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
What	→	מָה H4100 what?
are the two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
olive	→	זַ֫יִת H2132H olive
branches	→	שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת H7641B ear
beside	→	יָד H3027K hand: to
the two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
gold	→	זָהָב H2091 gold
pipes	→	צַנְתְּרוֹת H6804 pipe
from which	→	עַל H5921A upon
the golden [oil]	→	זָהָב H2091 gold
pours	→	רִיק H7324 to empty

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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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