Commentary for Zechariah 4:12
וָאַ֣עַן שֵׁנִ֔ית וָאֹמַ֖ר אֵלָ֑יו מַה־שְׁתֵּ֞י שִׁבֲּלֵ֣י הַזֵּיתִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּיַ֗ד שְׁנֵי֙ צַנְתְּר֣וֹת הַזָּהָ֔ב הַֽמְרִיקִ֥ים מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם הַזָּהָֽב׃
And I answered the second time, and said unto him: ‘What are these two olive branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that empty the golden oil out of themselves?’
Rashi on Zechariah
beside the two golden vats i.e., beside the two golden vats, as in (II Sam. 14:30): “See, Joab’s field is near mine.”
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Rashi on Zechariah
that empty out the gold[en oil] from themselves This oil that is clear and good to illuminate like gold, as in (Job 37:22): “From the north comes gold.”
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