Zechariah 1:9 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And I say, `What [are] these, my lord?` And the messenger who is speaking with me saith unto me, `I -- I do shew thee what these [are].`
English ASV
Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will show thee what these are.
English Amplified
Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel who talked with me said, I will show you what these are.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel who talked with me said, I will show you what these are.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
“What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
I asked, “What are these, my lord?” The angel who was talking to me replied, “I will show you what they are.”
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And I said, My lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these are.
English EASY 2024
I asked the angel who was talking with me, ‘Please sir, what is the meaning of these horses?’ The angel said to me, ‘I will show you what they are.’
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
I said, "Sir, what are these horses for?" Then the angel speaking to me said, "I will show you what these horses are for."
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
Then I said, 'What are these, my lord?' The angel who talked with me said to me, 'I will show you what they are.'
English GNT (Good News Translation)
I asked him, “Sir, what do these horses mean?” He answered, “I will show you what they mean.
English God's Word - GW 1995
"What do these horses mean, sir?" I asked. The angel who was speaking with me answered, "I will show you what they mean."
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
I asked, "What are these, my lord?" The angel who was talking to me replied, "I will show you what they are."
English KJV 1611
Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be.
English LSB
Then I said, “My lord, what are these?” And the angel who was speaking with me said to me, “I will show you what these are.”
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
And I said, “What are these, my lord?” Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “I will show you what these are.”
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Then I said, "My lord, what are these?" And the angel who was speaking with me said to me, "I will show you what these are."
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Then I asked, "What are these, my lord?"; and the angel who spoke with me answered me, "I will show you what these are."
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Then I asked one nearby, “What are these, sir?” The angelic messenger who replied to me said, “I will show you what these are.”
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
An angel was talking with me. I asked him, "Sir, what are these?" He answered, "I will show you what they are."
English NIV
I asked, "What are these, my lord?" The angel who was talking with me answered, "I will show you what they are."
English NKJ 1982
Then I said, “My lord, what are these?” So the angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what they are. ”
English NLT
I asked the angel who was talking with me, "My lord, what are all those horses for?I will show you," the angel replied.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Then I said, "What are these, my lord?" The angel who talked with me said to me, "I will show you what they are."
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
There was another angel there who talked with me, and I asked him, “What do these represent, my lord?” And the angel who was talking to me said, “Let me show you.”
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Then I said, ‘What are these, my lord?’ The angel who talked with me said to me, ‘I will show you what they are.’
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
An angel stood beside me, and I asked him, “Sir, what are all those horses for?“ “I'll tell you,“ he replied.
English Tyndale 1537
Then said I: O my lord,(LORDE) what are these? And the angel that talked with me, said unto me: I will shew thee what these be.