King James Version
Zechariah 4:14 in the King James Version says “Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth. anointed: Heb. sons of oil” — study this verse from Zechariah chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth. anointed: Heb. sons of oil”
Zechariah 4:14 · 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? through: Heb. by the hand empty: or, empty out of themselves oil into the gold the golden oil: Heb. the gold
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth. anointed: Heb. sons of oil
KJV Study — Public Domain
“ones”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“that stand”
H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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