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Here are the verses from Zechariah Chapter 4 in Hebrew and English:
rtl ** [|זכריה פרק ד]  ** א וַיָּשָׁב, הַמַּלְאָךְ הַדֹּבֵר בִּי; וַיְעִירֵנִי, כְּאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר-יֵעוֹר מִשְּׁנָתוֹ. ב וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי, מָה אַתָּה רֹאֶה; ויאמר (וָאֹמַר) רָאִיתִי וְהִנֵּה מְנוֹרַת זָהָב כֻּלָּהּ וְגֻלָּהּ עַל-רֹאשָׁהּ, וְשִׁבְעָה נֵרֹתֶיהָ עָלֶיהָ--שִׁבְעָה וְשִׁבְעָה מוּצָקוֹת, לַנֵּרוֹת אֲשֶׁר עַל-רֹאשָׁהּ. ג וּשְׁנַיִם זֵיתִים, עָלֶיהָ: אֶחָד מִימִין הַגֻּלָּה, וְאֶחָד עַל-שְׂמֹאלָהּ. ד וָאַעַן, וָאֹמַר, אֶל-הַמַּלְאָךְ הַדֹּבֵר בִּי, לֵאמֹר: מָה-אֵלֶּה, אֲדֹנִי. ה וַיַּעַן הַמַּלְאָךְ הַדֹּבֵר בִּי, וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי, הֲלוֹא יָדַעְתָּ, מָה-הֵמָּה אֵלֶּה; וָאֹמַר, לֹא אֲדֹנִי. ו וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי, לֵאמֹר, זֶה דְּבַר-יְהוָה, אֶל-זְרֻבָּבֶל לֵאמֹר: לֹא בְחַיִל, וְלֹא בְכֹחַ--כִּי אִם-בְּרוּחִי, אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת. ז מִי-אַתָּה הַר-הַגָּדוֹל לִפְנֵי זְרֻבָּבֶל, לְמִישֹׁר; וְהוֹצִיא, אֶת-הָאֶבֶן הָרֹאשָׁה--תְּשֻׁאוֹת, חֵן חֵן לָהּ. {פ}

ח וַיְהִי דְבַר-יְהוָה, אֵלַי לֵאמֹר. ט יְדֵי זְרֻבָּבֶל, יִסְּדוּ הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה--וְיָדָיו תְּבַצַּעְנָה; וְיָדַעְתָּ, כִּי-יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת שְׁלָחַנִי אֲלֵיכֶם. י כִּי מִי בַז, לְיוֹם קְטַנּוֹת, וְשָׂמְחוּ וְרָאוּ אֶת-הָאֶבֶן הַבְּדִיל בְּיַד זְרֻבָּבֶל, שִׁבְעָה-אֵלֶּה; עֵינֵי יְהוָה, הֵמָּה מְשׁוֹטְטִים בְּכָל-הָאָרֶץ. יא וָאַעַן, וָאֹמַר אֵלָיו: מַה-שְּׁנֵי הַזֵּיתִים הָאֵלֶּה, עַל-יְמִין הַמְּנוֹרָה וְעַל-שְׂמֹאולָהּ. יב וָאַעַן שֵׁנִית, וָאֹמַר אֵלָיו: מַה-שְׁתֵּי שִׁבְּלֵי הַזֵּיתִים, אֲשֶׁר בְּיַד שְׁנֵי צַנְתְּרוֹת הַזָּהָב, הַמְרִיקִים מֵעֲלֵיהֶם, הַזָּהָב. יג וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי לֵאמֹר, הֲלוֹא יָדַעְתָּ מָה-אֵלֶּה; וָאֹמַר, לֹא אֲדֹנִי. יד וַיֹּאמֶר, אֵלֶּה שְׁנֵי בְנֵי-הַיִּצְהָר, הָעֹמְדִים, עַל-אֲדוֹן כָּל-הָאָרֶץ. . rtl

= [|Zechariah - Chapter 4] = [|Show Rashi's Commentary] 1. And the angel who spoke with me returned, and he awakened me as a man who wakes up from his sleep. 2. And he said to me, "What do you see?" And I said, "I saw, and behold [there was] a candelabrum all of gold, with its oil-bowl on top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; seven tubes each to the lamps that were on top of it. 3. And [there were] two olive trees near it; one on the right of the bowl, and one on its left. 4. So I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, "What are these, my lord?" 5. And the angel who spoke with me answered, and he said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord." 6. And he answered and spoke to me, saying, "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying: 'Not by military force and not by physical strength, but by My spirit,' says the Lord of Hosts. 7. Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you sink to a plain! He will bring out the stone of the main architect, with shouts of grace, grace to it." 8. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 9. Zerubbabel's hands founded this house, and his hands shall complete [it], and you shall know that the Lord of Hosts sent me to you. 10. For, whoever despised the day of small things shall rejoice and see the plummet in Zerubbabel's hand; these, sevenfold; the eyes of the Lord are roving to and fro throughout all the earth. 11. And I raised my voice and said to him, "What are these two olive trees on the right of the candelabrum and on its left?" 12. And I raised my voice a second time and said to him, "What are the two olive branches beside the two golden vats that empty out the gold[en oil] from themselves?" 13. And he spoke to me, saying, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord." 14. And he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand before the Lord of all the earth."

=Here are some great commentaries and articles about Zechariah's Vision.=
 * == //__[|Short summary of Zechariah's Vision.]__// ==
 * == //[|Summary of the main ideas from Zechariah from ou.org.]// ==
 * == //[|Description of Zechariah's Vision from the Haftorahman.]// ==
 * == //[|Article from Ohr Sameach about Zechariah's Vision.]// ==
 * == //[|Nice article on Haftorah of Chanukah (Zechariah chapters 3-4).]// ==
 * == //[|Another article on Zechariah's Vision, Chanukah, and American Jewry.]// ==

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 * == //[|The commentary of Mrs. Shira Smiles a noted Tanach teacher.]// ==
 * == //[|A description of Israel's Coat of Arms which might be based on Zechariah's vision.]// ==
 * ==** //Below is a fascinating article about the Menorah from the Second Temple sent to me by Mrs. Geller which you might want to incorporate into your artwork:// **==
 * ==//**[|Article from Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh.]**//==
 * ==//**[|The symbolism of the Menorah from Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch.]**//==
 * ==//**[|Rabbi Menachem Leibtag on the connection between Zechariah's Vision and Chanukah.]**//==
 * ==//**[|Another class by Rabbi Menachem Leibtag on Zechariah and Chanukah.]**//==
 * ==//**Below are notes that I took on a class by Rabbi Hayyim Angel on Zechariah Chapters 3-4:**//==