Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?” Young's Literal Translation And I answer and say unto the messenger who is speaking with me, ‘What [are] these, my lord?’ King James Bible Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What [are] these, my lord? Hebrew So I inquiredוָֽאֹמַ֔ר (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say of אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the angel הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ (ham·mal·’āḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel who was speaking with me, הַדֹּבֵ֣ר (had·dō·ḇêr) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue “What מָה־ (māh-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what are these, אֵ֖לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those my lord?” אֲדֹנִֽי׃ (’ă·ḏō·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller |