1 Kings 7:48

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of Jehovah: the golden altar, and the table whereupon the showbread was, of gold;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֵ֚ת כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה אֵ֚ת מִזְבַּ֣ח הַזָּהָ֔ב וְאֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָ֗ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָלָ֛יו לֶ֥חֶם הַפָּנִ֖ים זָהָֽב׃

Transliteration

And-yaʿaś šəlōmōh ʾēt all-the-kēlîm ʾăšer bêt YHWH; ʾēt mizbaḥ the-zāhāb and-ʾet-the-šulḥān ʾăšer upon-it leḥem the-pānîm zāhāb.

Grammar Details

• *wa-*: consecutive - and (with narrative force)
• *yaʿaś*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular apocopated - he made
• *šəlōmōh*: proper noun - Solomon
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker - untranslated in English
• *kēlîm*: masculine plural noun with definite article - vessels, implements
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which, that
• *bêt*: construct state, masculine singular - house of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD
• *mizbaḥ*: masculine singular construct - altar of
• *zāhāb*: masculine singular noun - gold
• *šulḥān*: masculine singular noun with definite article - table
• *ʿal*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon it
• *leḥem*: masculine singular construct - bread of
• *pānîm*: masculine plural noun with definite article - faces, presence

Word Meanings

• *yaʿaś*: made/crafted/fashioned
• *kēlîm*: vessels/implements/utensils
• *bêt*: house of/temple of/dwelling of
• *mizbaḥ*: altar/place of sacrifice
• *leḥem* *ha-pānîm*: bread of the presence/showbread/bread of the face

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 4:8 : 8 He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made a hundred basins of gold.
• Exod 37:10-16 : 10 And he made the table of acacia wood: two cubits [was] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round about. 12 And he made unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border thereof round about. 13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that were on the four feet thereof. 14 Close by the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table. 15 And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table. 16 And he made the vessels which were upon the table, the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the flagons thereof, wherewith to pour out, of pure gold.
• Exod 37:25-29 : 25 And he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, foursquare; and two cubits was the height thereof; the horns thereof were of one piece with it. 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: and he made unto it a crown of gold round about. 27 And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for places for staves wherewith to bear it. 28 And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. 29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
• Exod 39:36 : 36 the table, all the vessels thereof, and the showbread;
• Exod 39:38 : 38 and the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the screen for the door of the Tent;
• Exod 40:22-23 : 22 And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil. 23 And he set the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
• Exod 40:26 : 26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil:
• Lev 24:5-9 : 5 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts [of an ephah] shall be in one cake. 6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before Jehovah. 7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto Jehovah. 8 Every sabbath day he shall set it in order before Jehovah continually; it is on the behalf of the children of Israel, an everlasting covenant. 9 And it shall be for Aaron and his sons; and they shall eat it in a holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of Jehovah made by fire by a perpetual statute.
• Exod 25:23-30 : 23 And thou shalt make a table of acacia wood: two cubits [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about. 25 And thou shalt make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about; and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about. 26 And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof. 27 Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear the table. 28 And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them. 29 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the flagons thereof, and the bowls thereof, wherewith to pour out: of pure gold shalt thou make them. 30 And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before me alway.
• Exod 30:1-5 : 1 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of acacia wood shalt thou make it. 2 A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be; and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it. 3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. 4 And two golden rings shalt thou make for it under the crown thereof; upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make them; and they shall be for places for staves wherewith to bear it. 5 And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
• 2 Chr 4:19 : 19 And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon was the showbread;
• Ezek 40:39 : 39 And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt-offering and the sin-offering and the trespass-offering.
• Ezek 40:42 : 42 And there were four tables for the burnt-offering, of hewn stone, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high; whereupon they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt-offering and the sacrifice.
• Ezek 41:22 : 22 The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before Jehovah.
• Ezek 44:16 : 16 they shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.
• Mal 1:12 : 12 But ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of Jehovah is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even its food, is contemptible.
• 1 Cor 10:21 : 21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: ye cannot partake of the table of the Lord, and of the table of demons.