1 Kings 8:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The priests and Levites brought up the Ark of the LORD, the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיַּעֲל֞וּ אֶת־אֲר֤וֹן יְהוָה֙ וְאֶת־אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד וְאֶֽת־כָּל־כְּלֵ֥י הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּאֹ֑הֶל וַיַּעֲל֣וּ אֹתָ֔ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְהַלְוִיִּֽם

Transliteration

And wayyaʿălû ʾet-ʾărôn YHWH and ʾet-ʾōhel môʿēd and ʾet-all-kəlê the qōdeš which in the ʾōhel and wayyaʿălû ʾōtām the kōhănîm and the ləwiyyîm

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʿălû*: Hiphil imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine plural - and they brought up
• *ʾet*: direct object marker - untranslated in English
• *ʾărôn*: common noun, masculine singular construct - ark of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD, Yahweh
• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *ʾōhel*: common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the tent
• *môʿēd*: common noun, masculine singular - meeting, appointed time
• *kəlê*: construct state plural of *kəlî* - vessels of, implements of
• *qōdeš*: common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the holy place, holiness
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which, that
• *bə*: preposition - in
• *ʾōtām*: direct object marker with 3rd masculine plural suffix - them
• *kōhănîm*: common noun, masculine plural with definite article - the priests
• *ləwiyyîm*: proper noun, masculine plural with definite article - the Levites

Word Meanings

• *wayyaʿălû*: and they brought up, and they carried up, and they offered up
• *ʾărôn*: ark, chest, box
• *ʾōhel*: tent, tabernacle, dwelling
• *môʿēd*: meeting, appointed time, assembly
• *kəlê*: vessels, implements, utensils, articles
• *qōdeš*: holiness, holy place, sanctuary

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they brought up{H5927} the ark{H727} of Jehovah,{H3068} and the tent{H168} of meeting,{H4150} and all the holy{H6944} vessels{H3627} that were in the Tent;{H168} even these did the priests{H3548} and the Levites{H3881} bring up.{H5927}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they brought up{H5927}{(H8686)} the ark{H727} of the LORD{H3068}, and the tabernacle{H168} of the congregation{H4150}, and all the holy{H6944} vessels{H3627} that were in the tabernacle{H168}, even those did the priests{H3548} and the Levites{H3881} bring up{H5927}{(H8686)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and broughte it vp, and the Tabernacle of witnesse, and all the ornamentes of the Sanctuary that were in the Tabernacle. This dyd the prestes and the Leuites.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  They bare the Arke of the Lorde, and they bare the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tabernacle: those did the Priestes and Leuites bring vp.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they bare the arke of the Lorde, the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle: those dyd the priestes and the leuites beare.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that [were] in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They brought up the ark of Yahweh, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; even these did the priests and the Levites bring up.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and bring up the ark of Jehovah, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that `are' in the tent, yea, the priests and the Levites bring them up.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they brought up the ark of Jehovah, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; even these did the priests and the Levites bring up.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they brought up the ark of Jehovah, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; even these did the priests and the Levites bring up.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  They took up the ark of the Lord, and the Tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels which were in the Tent; all these the priests and the Levites took up.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They brought up the ark of Yahweh, and the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; even these did the priests and the Levites bring up.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The priests and Levites carried the ark of the LORD, the tent of meeting, and all the holy items in the tent.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 3:4 : 4 The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there because it was the most prominent high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
• 2 Chr 1:3 : 3 Then Solomon and the whole assembly went to the high place at Gibeon, because God's tent of meeting, which Moses, the servant of the Lord, had made in the wilderness, was there.
• Exod 40:2-9 : 2 “On the first day of the first month, you shall set up the Tabernacle, the tent of meeting. 3 Place the ark of the testimony there and shield the ark with the curtain. 4 Bring in the table and arrange its items, bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps. 5 Place the golden altar for incense in front of the ark of the testimony, and put the screen for the entrance to the Tabernacle. 6 Set the altar of burnt offering before the entrance of the Tabernacle, the tent of meeting. 7 Place the washbasin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it. 8 Set up the courtyard around it and put up the screen for the gateway of the courtyard. 9 Then take the anointing oil and anoint the Tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it and all its furnishings, and it will be holy. 10 Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it will be most holy. 11 Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate it. 12 Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. 13 Then dress Aaron in the holy garments, anoint him, and consecrate him so that he may serve me as priest. 14 Bring his sons and dress them in tunics. 15 Anoint them in the same way you anointed their father so that they may serve me as priests. Their anointing will be an everlasting priesthood for all their generations. 16 Moses did everything just as the Lord commanded him. 17 So it was on the first day of the first month of the second year, the Tabernacle was set up. 18 Moses set up the Tabernacle. He laid its bases, positioned its boards, inserted its crossbars, and set up its pillars. 19 He spread the tent over the Tabernacle and placed the covering of the tent on top, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 20 He took the testimony and placed it in the ark, inserted the poles into the ark, and set the atonement cover on top of the ark. 21 Then he brought the ark into the Tabernacle, hung the veil as a partition, and shielded the ark of the testimony, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 22 He placed the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the Tabernacle, outside the veil. 23 He arranged the bread on it before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 24 He placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting opposite the table on the south side of the Tabernacle. 25 He set up the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 26 He placed the golden altar in the tent of meeting in front of the veil. 27 He burned fragrant incense on it, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 28 He placed the screen for the entrance to the Tabernacle. 29 He set the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered a burnt offering and a grain offering on it, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 30 He placed the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing. 31 Moses, Aaron, and his sons used it to wash their hands and feet. 32 Whenever they entered the tent of meeting or approached the altar, they washed, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 33 Then he set up the courtyard around the Tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the screen for the gateway of the courtyard. So Moses completed the work.