King James Version
Zechariah 6:4 in the King James Version says “Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?” — study this verse from Zechariah chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?”
Zechariah 6:4 · KJV
In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses. bay: or, strong
Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth. spirits: or, winds
The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
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“Then I answered”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
“unto the angel”
H4397a messenger; specifically, of god, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
“that talked”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
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