Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And I shall answer and say to the messenger speaking 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?
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?
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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Context Readings
Zechariah's Fifth Vision
3 And two olive trees upon it, one from the right of the bowl and one from its left. 4 And I shall answer and say to the messenger speaking with me, saying, What are these, my lord? 5 And the messenger speaking with me will answer and say to me, Knewest thou not what these are? And saying, No, my lord.
Cross References
Zechariah 1:9
And saying, What these, my lord? And the messenger speaking with me, will say to me, I will cause thee to see what these are?
Zechariah 6:4
And I shall answer and say to the messenger speaking with me, What are these, my lord?
Daniel 7:16-19
I drew near to one of those standing by, and I sought from him the truth concerning all this: and he said to me, and he will cause me to know the interpretation of the words.
Daniel 12:8
And I heard, and I shall not understand: and saying, O my lord, what the last of these things?
Zechariah 1:19
And saying to the messenger speaking with me, What these? And he will say to me, These the horns which scattered Judah, and Israel, and Jerusalem.
Zechariah 4:12-14
And I shall answer the second time, and say to him, What these two twigs of the olive trees which by the hand of the two tubes of gold. emptying from them the gold?
Zechariah 5:6
And saying, What is it? And he will say to me, This the ephah going forth. And he will say, This their eye in all the earth.
Matthew 13:36
Then Jesus having dismissed the crowds, went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.
Revelation 7:13-14
And one of the elders answered, saying to me, These having put round white robes, who are they? and whence came they