King James Version

Zechariah 4:3

And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

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וּשְׁנַ֥יִםushenayimand twoשְׁנַיִםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, absolute — “and two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.זֵיתִ֖יםzeytimoliveזַיִתnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “olive”, the ordinary formH2132an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berryolive (tree, -yard), Olivet.עָלֶ֑יהָaleyhaaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אֶחָד֙echadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,מִימִ֣יןmiminfrom rightיָמִיןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “from right”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south[phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.הַגֻּלָּ֔הhagulahthe bowlגֻּלָּהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the bowl”, the ordinary formH1543a fountain, bowl or globe (all as round)bowl, pommel, spring.וְאֶחָ֖דveechadand firstאֶחָדconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “and first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…שְׂמֹאלָֽהּsemolahleftשְׂמֹאולnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “left”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8040properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left handleft (hand, side).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and two olive-trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and two olive-trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

and two olive-trees [are] by it, one on the right of the bowl, and one on its left.'

World English Bible

and two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on the left side of it.”

Darby Translation

and two olive-trees beside it, one on the right of the bowl, and the other on the left of it.

Douay-Rheims

And two olive trees over it: one upon the right side of the lamp, and the other upon the left side thereof.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and two olive-trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and two olive-trees above it, one on the right of the bowl, and one on the left.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ δύο ἐλαῖαι ἐπάνω αὐτῆς, μία ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ λαμπαδίου αὐτῆς, καὶ μία ἐξ εὐωνύμων.