3 And there are ^ttwo olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.”

11 Then I said to him, “What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?” 12 And a second time I answered and said to him, “What are these two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil¹ is poured out?” 13 He said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” 14 Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones² who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”