Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He replied, “Do you not know what these are?” “No, my lord,” I said. New Living Translation “Don’t you know?” he asked. “No, my lord,” I replied. English Standard Version He said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” Berean Standard Bible “Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied. King James Bible And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. New King James Version Then he answered me and said, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” New American Standard Bible So he answered me, saying, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” NASB 1995 So he answered me, saying, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” NASB 1977 So he answered me saying, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” Legacy Standard Bible So he spoke to me, saying, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” Amplified Bible And he answered me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” Christian Standard Bible Then he inquired of me, “Don’t you know what these are? ” “No, my lord,” I replied. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then he inquired of me, “Don’t you know what these are?"” No, my lord,” I replied.” American Standard Version And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord. Contemporary English Version "Don't you know?" he asked. "No sir, I don't," was my answer. English Revised Version And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. GOD'S WORD® Translation He asked me, "Don't you know what these things mean?" "No, sir," I answered. Good News Translation He asked me, "Don't you know?" "No, I don't, sir," I answered. International Standard Version The angel replied, "You don't know what these are, do you?" I responded to him, "No, sir." Majority Standard Bible ?Do you not know what these are?? he inquired. ?No, my lord,? I replied. NET Bible He replied, "Don't you know what these are?" And I said, "No, sir." New Heart English Bible He answered me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord." Webster's Bible Translation And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord. World English Bible He answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he speaks to me, saying, “Have you not known what these [are]?” And I say, “No, my lord.” Young's Literal Translation And he speaketh unto me, saying, 'Hast thou not known what these are?' And I say, 'No, my lord.' Smith's Literal Translation And he will say to me, saying, Knewest thou not what these are? And saying, No, my lord. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he spoke to me, saying: Knowest thou not what these are? And I said: No, my lord. Catholic Public Domain Version And he spoke to me, saying, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” New American Bible He said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” I answered, “No, my lord.” New Revised Standard Version He said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he said to me, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he said to me: Do you not know what these are? And I said: “No, my Lord.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he answered me and said: 'Knowest thou not what these are?' And I said: 'No, my lord.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And he said to me, Knowest thou not what these are? and I said, No, my lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Vision of the Lampstand and Olive Trees…12And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?” 13“Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied. 14So he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth.”… Cross References Revelation 11:3-4 And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” / These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. Revelation 1:20 This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. Revelation 4:5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God. Matthew 5:14-16 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. / Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. / In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. John 8:12 Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 15:5 I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. Romans 11:17-24 Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ... 1 Corinthians 3:16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? Ephesians 2:20-22 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. / And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit. 1 Peter 2:5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Isaiah 42:6 “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations, Isaiah 60:1-3 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. / For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you. / Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. Jeremiah 1:11-12 And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied. / “You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.” Ezekiel 37:1-14 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones. / He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry. / Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.” ... Daniel 12:3 Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever. Treasury of Scripture And he answered me and said, Know you not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. Knowest. Zechariah 4:5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. Hebrews 5:11,12 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing… Jump to Previous SpeakethJump to Next SpeakethZechariah 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. Do you not know This phrase is a rhetorical question posed by the angel to Zechariah. In the Hebrew context, questions like this are often used to provoke thought and reflection. The Hebrew root for "know" is "yada," which implies not just intellectual understanding but an intimate, experiential knowledge. This suggests that the angel is encouraging Zechariah to seek deeper insight and understanding, not just a surface-level awareness. In the broader scriptural context, this reflects the biblical theme of seeking wisdom and understanding from God, as seen in Proverbs 2:6, "For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding." what these are? he replied No, my lord I answered Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Do you notהֲל֥וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no know יָדַ֖עְתָּ (yā·ḏa‘·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know what מָה־ (māh-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what these are?” אֵ֑לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those he inquired. וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “No, לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no my lord,” אֲדֹנִֽי׃ (’ă·ḏō·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller I replied. וָאֹמַ֖ר (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say Links Zechariah 4:13 NIVZechariah 4:13 NLT Zechariah 4:13 ESV Zechariah 4:13 NASB Zechariah 4:13 KJV Zechariah 4:13 BibleApps.com Zechariah 4:13 Biblia Paralela Zechariah 4:13 Chinese Bible Zechariah 4:13 French Bible Zechariah 4:13 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Zechariah 4:13 He answered me Don't you know what (Zech. 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