Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Then I asked the messenger who spoke with me, "What are these, sir?"
New American Standard Bible
Then I said to the angel who was speaking with me saying, “What are these,
King James Version
So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
Holman Bible
Then I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”
International Standard Version
Then I asked the angel who had been speaking with me, "Sir, what are these?"
A Conservative Version
And I answered and spoke to the [heavenly] agent who talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
American Standard Version
And I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
Amplified
So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”
Bible in Basic English
And I made answer and said to the angel who was talking to me, What are these, my lord?
Darby Translation
And I answered and spoke to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
Julia Smith Translation
And I shall answer and say to the messenger speaking with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
King James 2000
So I answered and spoke to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I answered and said to the angel [who was] talking to me, "What [are] these, my lord?"
Modern King James verseion
And I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So I answered, and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, 'O my lord what are these?'
New Heart English Bible
I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, "What are these, my lord?"
The Emphasized Bible
Then responded I, and said unto the messenger who was speaking with me, saying, - What are these, my lord?
Webster
So I answered and spoke to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
World English Bible
I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, "What are these, my lord?"
Youngs Literal Translation
And I answer and speak unto the messenger who is speaking with me, saying, 'What are these, my lord?'
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Zechariah 4:4
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Context Readings
Zechariah's Fifth Vision
3 There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right of the receptacle and the other on the left." 4 Then I asked the messenger who spoke with me, "What are these, sir?" 5 He replied, "Don't you know what these are?" So I responded, "No, sir."
Cross References
Zechariah 1:9
Then I asked one nearby, "What are these, sir?" The angelic messenger who replied to me said, "I will show you what these are."
Zechariah 6:4
Then I asked the angelic messenger who was speaking with me, "What are these, sir?"
Daniel 7:16-19
I approached one of those standing nearby and asked him about the meaning of all this. So he spoke with me and revealed to me the interpretation of the vision:
Daniel 12:8
I heard, but I did not understand. So I said, "Sir, what will happen after these things?"
Zechariah 1:19
So I asked the angelic messenger who spoke with me, "What are these?" He replied, "These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem."
Zechariah 4:12-14
Before he could reply I asked again, "What are these two extensions of the olive trees, which are emptying out the golden oil through the two golden pipes?"
Zechariah 5:6
I asked, "What is it?" And he replied, "It is a basket for measuring grain that is moving away from here." Moreover, he said, "This is their 'eye' throughout all the earth."
Matthew 13:36
Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field."
Revelation 7:13-14
Then one of the elders asked me, "These dressed in long white robes -- who are they and where have they come from?"