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Berean Standard Bible

““What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.”

Zechariah 4:2

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Zechariah receives a night vision as an angel wakes him. The vision encourages Zerubbabel and the people rebuilding the temple.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.

World English Bible (WEB)

He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I have seen, and behold, a lamp stand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top of it;

King James Version (KJV)

And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have seen, and, behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top thereof;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I see a light-support, made all of gold, with its cup on the top of it and seven lights on it; and there are seven pipes to every one of the lights which are on the top of it;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y díjome: ¿Qué ves? Y respondí: He mirado, y he aquí un candelero todo de oro, con su vaso sobre su cabeza, y sus siete lámparas encima del candelero; y siete canales para las lámparas que están encima de él;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

y me preguntó: «¿Que ves ahora?». Yo le respondí: «Veo un candelabro de oro que sostiene siete lámparas, y sobre ellas hay un depósito para el aceite de oliva que sirve de combustible y que fluye hacia ellas a través de siete tubos.

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