Parallel Verses
World English Bible
I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, "What are these, my lord?"
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?'
NET Bible
Then I asked the messenger who spoke with me, "What are these, sir?"
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?
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 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?" 5 Then the angel who talked with me answered me, "Don't you know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
Cross References
Zechariah 1:9
Then I asked, 'My lord, what are these?'" The angel who talked with me said to me, "I will show you what these are."
Zechariah 6:4
Then I asked the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
Daniel 7:16-19
I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
Daniel 12:8
I heard, but I didn't understand: then I said, my lord, what shall be the issue of these things?
Zechariah 1:19
I asked the angel who talked with me, "What are these?" He answered me, "These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem."
Zechariah 4:12-14
I asked him the second time, "What are these two olive branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that pour the golden oil out of themselves?"
Zechariah 5:6
I said, "What is it?" He said, "This is the ephah basket that is appearing." He said moreover, "This is their appearance in all the land
Matthew 13:36
Then Jesus sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the darnel weeds of the field."
Revelation 7:13-14
One of the elders answered, saying to me, "These who are arrayed in white robes, who are they, and from where did they come?"