The Meaning of Zechariah 4:11 Explained

Zechariah 4:11

KJV: 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?

YLT: And I answer and say unto him, 'What are these two olive-trees, on the right of the candlestick, and on its left?'

Darby: And I answered and said unto him, What are these two olive-trees on the right of the lamp-stand and on its left?

ASV: 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?

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Zechariah 4:11?

MEANING: What does Zechariah 4:11 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Zechariah 4:11 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Zechariah 4:11?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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? 

What does Zechariah 4:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Zechariah 4:1-14 - "not By Might Nor By Power"
Zerubbabel had faltered in the great work of reconstruction and had practically lost heart. Here he is encouraged to renew his efforts and persevere to the top-stone. He might be weak and flexible as a wick but none of his deficiencies could hinder him from finishing his life-work, if only his spirit was kindled with the divine fire and fed by the grace of the Holy Spirit. [source]

Chapter Summary: Zechariah 4

1  By the golden candlestick is foreshown the good success of Zerubbabel's foundation;
11  by the two olive trees the two anointed ones

What do the individual words in Zechariah 4:11 mean?

And I answered and said to him what [are] two olive trees these at the right of the lampstand and at its left
וָאַ֖עַן וָאֹמַ֣ר אֵלָ֑יו מַה־ שְּׁנֵ֤י הַזֵּיתִים֙ הָאֵ֔לֶה עַל־ יְמִ֥ין הַמְּנוֹרָ֖ה וְעַל־ שְׂמֹאולָֽהּ

וָאַ֖עַן  And  I  answered 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: לְעַנּׄות 
Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
וָאֹמַ֣ר  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלָ֑יו  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
מַה־  what  [are] 
Parse: Interrogative
Root: לָמָּה 
Sense: what, how, of what kind.
שְּׁנֵ֤י  two 
Parse: Number, mdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
הַזֵּיתִים֙  olive  trees 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: זַיִת  
Sense: olive, olive tree.
הָאֵ֔לֶה  these 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
עַל־  at 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יְמִ֥ין  the  right 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָמִין  
Sense: right, right hand, right side.
הַמְּנוֹרָ֖ה  of  the  lampstand 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְנׄורָה  
Sense: lamp stand.
וְעַל־  and  at 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
שְׂמֹאולָֽהּ  its  left 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: שְׂמֹאל  
Sense: the left, the left hand, the left side.

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