Bible in Basic English
And I made answer and said to him, What are these two olive-trees on the right side of the light-support and on the left?
And answering a second time, I said to him, What are these two olive branches, through whose gold pipes the oil is drained out?
And he said in answer to me, Have you no knowledge what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
And he said, These are the two sons of oil, whose place is by the Lord of all the earth.
— Zechariah 4:11-1964, Bible in Basic English
“Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? 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? 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. ”
“Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive-trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? 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? And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord. Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth. ”
“Then I asked him, "What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lampstand and on the left side of it?" I asked him the second time, "What are these two olive branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that pour the golden oil out of themselves?" He answered me, "Don't you know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord." Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth."”
“Next I asked the messenger,“What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the menorah?” Before he could reply I asked again,“What are these two extensions of the olive trees, which are emptying out the golden oil through the two golden pipes?” He replied,“Don’t you know what these are?” And I said,“No, sir.” So he said,“These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.””
“And I answered, and said to him: What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick, and upon the left side thereof ? And I answered again, and said to him: What are the two olive branches, that are by the two golden beaks, in which are the funnels of gold? And he spoke to me, saying: Knowest thou not what these are? And I said: No, my lord. And he said: These are two sons of oil who stand before the Lord of the whole earth. ”
“Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? 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? 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. ”
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
The hands of Zerubbabel have put the base of this house in place, and his hands will make it complete; and it will be clear to you that the Lord of armies has sent me to you.
For who has had a poor opinion of the day of small things? for they will be glad when they see the weighted measuring-line in the hand of Zerubbabel. Then he said in answer to me, These seven lights are the eyes of the Lord which go quickly up and down through all the earth.
And I made answer and said to him, What are these two olive-trees on the right side of the light-support and on the left?
And answering a second time, I said to him, What are these two olive branches, through whose gold pipes the oil is drained out?
And he said in answer to me, Have you no knowledge what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
And he said, These are the two sons of oil, whose place is by the Lord of all the earth.