The Meaning of Zechariah 4:12 Explained

Zechariah 4:12

KJV: And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?

YLT: And I answer a second time, and say unto him, 'What are the two branches of the olive trees that, by means of the two golden pipes, are emptying out of themselves the oil?'

Darby: And I answered the second time and said unto him, What are the two olive-branches which are beside the two golden tubes that empty the gold out of themselves?

ASV: And I answered the second time, and said unto him, What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that empty the golden oil out of themselves?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I answered  again,  and said  unto him, What [be these] two  olive  branches  which through  the two  golden  pipes  empty  the golden  [oil] out of themselves? 

What does Zechariah 4:12 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 4:12 mean?

And I answered a second [time] and said to him what [are these] two branches olive that [drip] into the receptacles of two pipes the gold drains from which the golden [oil]
וָאַ֣עַן שֵׁנִ֔ית וָאֹמַ֖ר אֵלָ֑יו מַה־ שְׁתֵּ֞י שִׁבֲּלֵ֣י הַזֵּיתִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּיַ֗ד שְׁנֵי֙ צַנְתְּר֣וֹת הַזָּהָ֔ב הַֽמְרִיקִ֥ים מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם הַזָּהָֽב

וָאַ֣עַן  And  I  answered 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: לְעַנּׄות 
Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
שֵׁנִ֔ית  a  second  [time] 
Parse: Number, ordinal feminine singular
Root: שֵׁנִי  
Sense: second.
וָאֹמַ֖ר  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  these] 
Parse: Interrogative
Root: לָמָּה 
Sense: what, how, of what kind.
שְׁתֵּ֞י  two 
Parse: Number, fdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
שִׁבֲּלֵ֣י  branches 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: שִׁבֹּלֶת 
Sense: flowing stream.
הַזֵּיתִ֗ים  olive 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: זַיִת  
Sense: olive, olive tree.
אֲשֶׁר֙  that  [drip] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
בְּיַ֗ד  into  the  receptacles 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
שְׁנֵי֙  of  two 
Parse: Number, mdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
צַנְתְּר֣וֹת  pipes 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: צַנְתָּרֹות  
Sense: pipe.
הַזָּהָ֔ב  the  gold 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
הַֽמְרִיקִ֥ים  drains 
Parse: Article, Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine plural
Root: רִיק  
Sense: to make empty, empty out.
מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם  from  which 
Parse: Preposition-m, third person masculine plural
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.
הַזָּהָֽב  the  golden  [oil] 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.

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