And he answered me, and said That is, the angel answered to the prophet's questions: Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord; (See Gill on Zechariah 4:5).
11
Then I replied by asking him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the menorah and upon the left side thereof?
12
And I asked again, and said unto him, What are these two branches of the zeytim which through the two golden sprouts pour the gold-colored oil out of themselves?
13
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, Lo (no), adoni.
14
Then said he, These are the two bnei hayitzhar (sons of oil), that stand by Adon Kol HaA’retz [T.N. See Malachi 3:1 where Moshiach is referred to similarly].
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