Exodus 25:28

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Make the poles of acacia wood, overlay them with gold, and use them to carry the table.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ אֶת־הַבַּדִּים֙ עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֔ים וְצִפִּיתָ֥ אֹתָ֖ם זָהָ֑ב וְנִשָּׂא־בָ֖ם אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃

Transliteration

And ʿāśîtā ʾet-the baddîm ʿăṣê šiṭṭîm and ṣippîtā them zāhāb and niśśāʾ-with them ʾet-the šulḥān

Grammar Details

• *ʿāśîtā*: Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall make
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *baddîm*: masculine plural noun with definite article - the poles
• *ʿăṣê*: masculine plural construct - wood of
• *šiṭṭîm*: feminine plural noun - acacia
• *ṣippîtā*: Piel perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall overlay
• *zāhāb*: masculine singular noun - gold
• *niśśāʾ*: Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it shall be carried
• *šulḥān*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the table

Word Meanings

• *niśśāʾ*: carried/lifted/borne

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And you shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And thou shalt make staues of Sethim wore and ouerleye the with golde, that the table maye be borne with them

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and thou shalt make the staues of Fyrre tre, & ouerlaye them with golde, yt the table maye be borne therwith.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thou shalt make the barres of Shittim wood, and shalt ouerlay them with golde, that the Table may be borne with them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou shalt make ye barres of Sittim wood, & ouerlay them with golde, that the table may be borne with them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thou shalt make the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and thou hast made the staves of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them with gold, and the table hath been borne with them;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Make rods of the same wood, plated with gold, for lifting the table.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You are to make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 25:14 : 14 Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.
• Exod 25:27 : 27 The rings are to be close to the rim to hold the poles for carrying the table.
• Num 10:17 : 17 Then the Tabernacle was taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who carried the Tabernacle, set out.
• Acts 9:15 : 15 But the Lord said to him, "Go, for this man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before Gentiles, kings, and the sons of Israel.