And two olive trees thereby, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side.'

"Then answered I, and said unto him, 'What are these two olive trees upon the right and left side of the candlestick?'

I spake moreover, and said unto him, 'What be these two olive branches which, through the two golden pipes, empty themselves into the gold?'

Then said he, 'These are the two olive branches that stand before the ruler of the whole earth.'