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3. The Structure of Individual Sections of Zechariah 119 hope therefore to gain some insight into his methods. Even a cursory glance at the table of recurring words suggests that there is a difference between the outer and middle sections. Few words are repeated in both apart from very common ones. Zechariah 4.1-6aa and lQaf$-14 '3 ~mn "jKbnn, vv. 1, 4, 5. The second and third instances seem to be part of a literary device to delay the answer to a question and to heighten the tension. 'Angel' does not occur elsewhere in the chapter, not even on its own. The other part of the delaying phrase is 'And he said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said to him, "No, my Lord."' (vv. 5, 13). The answers come in vv. 10 and 13. The first is immediately after the oracular insertion, where the phrase n"?K mtf makes it clear that the explanation is to be of the seven nro and not the two olive trees. As noted above, the explanation mrr »rj> rbx, nmtf could also refer to the stone set before Joshua with D"]i> nantf in 3.9. ~IDK, "PR, "?u, K 1 ? may be ignored as common words. no should probably be retained. It helps to characterize the outer sections as dominated by the question 'What?', and even makes a contrast with the middle section where 'Who?' is found in vv. 7, 10. 1 "73 occurs in the expression fiRn ^D in vv. 10 and 14 but may be ignored in v. 2. nto is one of only three words occurring in the outer and middle sections which could possibly be thought to be significant for the structure. We must keep it. rrvun, "13, anr, runtf, D']tzj, rrr, -inR, ]'n\ "?KQio. These are all used in the description of the vision. Most of them recur in order to explain the meaning of the vision. They may be regarded as 'technical terms'. However, this does not mean they may be discounted completely. For example, the expressions '(one) on the right and (one) on the left' involves some apparently unnecessary repetition which may therefore be significant. Efm is used in the description of the details of the lampstand in v. 2, while in v. 7 the feminine form ncfoo, unique in the Hebrew Bible, is used in apposition to pR. There does not seem to be a connection between these instances. 1. The English translation 'whoever' in v. 10, which is certainly appropriate, should not obscure the fact that '0 occurs twice.
120 Structure and the Book ofZechariah ru», n*7R, ]riK, irr, nan. These all occur in connection with the delaying tactics of the author of the outer sections. It is true that irr occurs also in v. 9b as part of the important phrase 'and you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me', but it is difficult to show any significant connection between this and the outer sections. 1 None of them, therefore, seems particularly important for our purposes. This leaves the expression p»n "?D (vv. 10, 14 only). It occurs as the last element in each of the two informative answers of the angel, which marks it as an important element in the vision. The Sequence of Thought in the Outer Sections ofZechariah 4 In vv. 1-3 Zechariah is asked what he sees and describes two main items: 1. A menorah with a bowl on top having seven lamps, each with seven lips. 2. Two olive trees (right and left of the bowl). It is only Zechariah's description which informs the reader of the contents of the vision. Verse 4 contains Zechariah's question, 'What are these?' The question is vague, and the reader will presumably expect an explanation of both features. However, we actually find: 1. A delaying counter-question. 2. A prophetic oracle. 3. An explanation of 'these seven' only. This necessitates a further question about the olive trees (v. 11) which is explained in v. 14 after the second delay: 'Do you not know...' (v. 13). They are the two in^'n '33. Still another question is attached to v. 11: 'What are these two branches.. .and the two golden pipes...?' This looks like a secondary addition. Without it the answer in v. 14 refers unambiguously to the two olive trees. With it, the answer is not clear. 2 Could the 'two sons of oil' be both the olive trees and the two anrn rrnn« 'from which the gold is poured out (?)'? It 1. A contrast between the prophet's present ignorance and the future knowledge of the people might be conjectured. It seems to be too tenuous to entertain seriously. 2. This is agreed by most commentators. Petersen regards it as deliberate obfuscation (see above).
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120 Structure and the Book ofZechariah<br />
ru», n*7R, ]riK, irr, nan. <strong>The</strong>se all occur in connection with the<br />
delaying tactics of the author of the outer sections. It is true that irr<br />
occurs also in v. 9b as part of the important phrase 'and you will<br />
know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me', but it is difficult to show any<br />
significant connection between this and the outer sections. 1 None of<br />
them, therefore, seems particularly important for our purposes.<br />
This leaves the expression p»n "?D (vv. 10, 14 only). It occurs as<br />
the last element in each of the two informative answers of the angel,<br />
which marks it as an important element in the vision.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Sequence of Thought in the Outer Sections ofZechariah 4<br />
In vv. 1-3 Zechariah is asked what he sees and describes two main<br />
items:<br />
1. A menorah with a bowl on top having seven lamps, each with<br />
seven lips.<br />
2. Two olive trees (right and left of the bowl).<br />
It is only Zechariah's description which informs the reader of the contents<br />
of the vision.<br />
Verse 4 contains Zechariah's question, 'What are these?' <strong>The</strong> question<br />
is vague, and the reader will presumably expect an explanation of<br />
both features. However, we actually find:<br />
1. A delaying counter-question.<br />
2. A prophetic oracle.<br />
3. An explanation of 'these seven' only.<br />
This necessitates a further question about the olive trees (v. 11) which<br />
is explained in v. 14 after the second delay: 'Do you not know...'<br />
(v. 13). <strong>The</strong>y are the two in^'n '33. Still another question is attached<br />
to v. 11: 'What are these two branches.. .and the two golden<br />
pipes...?' This looks like a secondary addition. Without it the answer<br />
in v. 14 refers unambiguously to the two olive trees. With it, the<br />
answer is not clear. 2 Could the 'two sons of oil' be both the olive trees<br />
and the two anrn rrnn« 'from which the gold is poured out (?)'? It<br />
1. A contrast between the prophet's present ignorance and the future knowledge<br />
of the people might be conjectured. It seems to be too tenuous to entertain seriously.<br />
2. This is agreed by most commentators. Petersen regards it as deliberate<br />
obfuscation (see above).
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