Numbers 3:31

Coverdale Bible (1535)

And they shal kepe the Arke, the table, the candilsticke, the altare and all the vessels of the Sanctuary, to do seruyce in, and the vayle, and all that belongeth to the seruice therof.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמִשְׁמַרְתָּ֗ם הָאָרֹ֤ן וְהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ וְהַמְּנֹרָ֣ה וְהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֔ת וּכְלֵ֣י הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְשָׁרְת֖וּ בָּהֶ֑ם וְהַ֨מָּסָ֔ךְ וְכֹ֖ל עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And mišmartām the ʾārōn and the šulḥān and the mənōrāh and the mizḇəḥōṯ and kəlê the qōdeš which they yəšārəṯû with them; and the māsāḵ and all ʿăḇōḏāṯô.

Grammar Details

• *mišmartām*: feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their charge/duty
• *ʾārōn*: masculine singular with definite article - the ark
• *šulḥān*: masculine singular with definite article - the table
• *mənōrāh*: feminine singular with definite article - the lampstand
• *mizḇəḥōṯ*: masculine plural with definite article - the altars
• *kəlê*: masculine plural construct - vessels/implements of
• *qōdeš*: masculine singular with definite article - the holy place/sanctuary
• *yəšārəṯû*: Piel imperfect 3rd person plural - they minister/serve
• *māsāḵ*: masculine singular with definite article - the screen/curtain
• *ʿăḇōḏāṯô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its service/work

Word Meanings

• *mišmartām*: their charge/duty/responsibility/guard duty
• *ʾārōn*: ark/chest/box
• *šulḥān*: table/surface for setting things
• *mənōrāh*: lampstand/candlestick
• *mizḇəḥōṯ*: altars/places of sacrifice
• *kəlê*: vessels/utensils/implements/tools
• *yəšārəṯû*: they minister/they serve/they officiate

Referenced Verses

• Exod 25:10-40 : 10 Make an Arke of Fyrre tre two cubytes & a half longe, a cubyte & a half brode, and a cubyte & an half hye: 11 this shalt thou ouerleye with pure golde within and without, & make an hye vpo it a crowne of golde rounde aboute, 12 and cast foure rynges of golde, & put them in the foure corners of it, so that two rynges be vpon the one syde, and two vpon the other syde. 13 And make staues of Fyrre tre, and ouer laye them with golde, 14 and put them in the rynges alonge by the sydes of the Arke, to beare it withall: 15 and they shal abyde styll in the rynges, & not be take out. 16 And in ye Arke thou shalt laye the wytnesse, that I wyl geue the. 17 Thou shalt make a Mercyseate also of pure golde, two cubytes and a half longe, and a cubyte & a half brode. 18 And thou shalt make two Cherubyns of beaten golde vpo both ye endes of the Mercyseate, 19 yt the one Cherub maye be vpon the one ende, & the other vpon the other ende, & so to be two Cherubyns vpon the endes of the Mercyseate. 20 And the Cherubyns shall sprede out their wynges ouer an hye, yt they maye couer ye Mercyseate wt their wynges: & yt either their faces maye be right ouer one agaynst another, and their faces shal loke vnto the Mercyseate. 21 And thou shalt set ye Mercyseate aboue vpon the Arke. And in the Arke thou shalt laye the wytnesse, yt I shal geue the. 22 From yt place wyll I testifie vnto ye, and talke with the, namely, from ye Mercyseate (betwixte the two Cherubyns) which is vpon the Arke of wytnesse, of all that I wyl comaunde ye vnto the children of Israel. 23 Thou shalt make a table also of Fyrre tre, two cubites longe, and one cubyte brode, and a cubyte and a half hye, 24 and ouerlaye it with pure golde, and make a crowne of golde rounde aboute it, 25 and an whope of an hade brede hye, and a crowne of golde vnto ye whope rounde aboute. 26 And vnto it thou shalt make foure rynges of golde, on the foure corners in the foure fete of it: 27 harde vnder the whope shall ye rynges be, to put in staues and to beare the table wt all: 28 and thou shalt make the staues of Fyrre tre, & ouerlaye them with golde, yt the table maye be borne therwith. 29 Thou shalt make also his disshes, spones, pottes, and flat peces of pure golde, to poure out and in. 30 And vpon the table thou shalt all waye set shewbred before me. 31 Morouer thou shalt make a candelsticke of fyne beaten golde, where vpon shall be the shaft with braunches, cuppes, knoppes, and floures. 32 Sixe braunches shall proceade out of the sydes of the candelsticke, out of euery syde thre braunches. 33 Euery braunch shal haue thre cuppes, (like allmondes) thre knoppes, and thre floures. These shalbe the sixe braunches of the candilsticke. 34 But the shaft of the candilsticke it self shal haue foure cuppes, knoppes and floures, 35 and allwaie a knoppe vnder two braunches, of the sixe that proceade out of the candilsticke. 36 For both the knoppes and braunches shall proceade out of the shaft, all one pece of fyne beaten golde. 37 And thou shalt make seuen lampes aboue there on, that they maye geue light one ouer agaynst another, 38 and snoffers and out quenchers of pure golde. 39 Out of an hundreth pounde weight of pure golde shalt thou make it, with all this apparell. 40 And se that thou make it after the patrone that thou hast sene in the mount.
• Exod 26:31-33 : 31 And thou shalt make a vayle of yalow sylke, scarlet, purple, & whyte twyned sylke. And Cherubyns shalt thou make theron of broderd worke, 32 and shalt hange it vpon foure pilers of Fyrre tre which are ouerlayed with golde, hauynge knoppes of golde, and foure sokettes of syluer. 33 And the vayle shalt thou festen with buttons, and set the Arke of wytnesse within the vayle, that it maye be vnto you a difference betwixte the holy and the Most holy.
• Exod 27:1-8 : 1 And thou shalt make an altare of Firre tre, fyue cubytes longe & brode, yt it maye be foure square, & thre cubytes hye: 2 thou shalt make hornes vpon the foure corners of it, & shalt ouer laye it with brasse. 3 Make ashpanes, shouels, basens, fleshokes, cole panes. All ye apparell therof shalt thou make of brasse. 4 Thou shalt make a gredyron also like a nett, of brase, & foure brasen rynges vpon the foure corners of it: 5 from vnder vp aboute the altare shalt thou make it, so that the gredyron reach vnto ye myddest of the altare. 6 Thou shalt make staues also for the altare, of Fyrre tre, ouer layed with golde, 7 and shalt put the staues in the rynges, that the staues maye be on both the sydes of ye altare, to beare it withall. 8 And holowe with bordes shalt thou make it, like as it is shewed the in the mount.
• Exod 30:1-9 : 1 Thou shalt make also an incense altare to burne incense, of Fyrre tre, 2 a cubyte longe & brode, eauen foure squared, and two cubytes hye with his hornes, 3 & shalt ouerlaye it with pure golde, the rofe & the walles of it rounde aboute, and the hornes therof, & a crowne of golde shalt thou make rounde aboute it, 4 and two golde rynges on ether syde vnder the crowne, that there maie be staues put therin, to beare it withall. 5 The staues shalt thou make of Fyrre tre also, and ouerlaye the with golde: 6 and shalt set it before the vayle, that hangeth before the Arke of wytnesse, and before the Mercyseate yt is vpon the wytnesse, from whence I wyl proteste vnto the. 7 And Aaron shal burne swete incense theron euery morninge, wha he dresseth the lampes. 8 In like maner whan he lighteth the lampes at euen, he shall burne soch incense also. This shal be the daylie incense before the LORDE amonge youre posterities. 9 Ye shall put no straunge incense therin, & offer no burntofferynge, ner meatofferynge, nether drynkofferynge theron. 10 And vpon ye hornes of it shall Aaron reconcyle once in a yeare, with ye bloude of the synneofferynge, which they shall offer that are reconcyled. This shal be done amonge youre posterities for this is the most holy vnto the LORDE.
• Exod 31:1-9 : 1 And the LORDE spake vnto Moses, & saide: 2 I haue called by name Bezaleel the sonne of Vri ye sonne of Hur, of ye trybe of Iuda, 3 and haue fylled him with ye sprete of God, with wysdome and vnderstodynge and knowlege, and to worke 4 with all maner of connynge worke, in golde, syluer, brasse, 5 to graue stones connyngly, and to set them, to carue well in tymbre, and to make all maner worke. 6 And beholde, I haue geuen him Ahaliab the sonne of Ahisamach of the trybe of Dan, to be his companyon, and haue geuen wysdome in to the hertes of all that are wyse, that they shall make all that I haue commaunded the: 7 the Tabernacle of wytnesse, the Arke of wytnesse, the Mercyseate theron, and all the ornamentes of ye Tabernacle: 8 the table and his apparell, the candilsticke and all his apparell, the altare of incense, 9 the altare of burntofferynges wt all his apparell, the lauer with his fote, 10 the mynistrynge vestimentes of Aaron ye prest, and the garmentes of his sonnes to serue like prestes, 11 the anoyntinge oyle, and the incese of spyces for ye Sactuary. All that I haue commaunded the, shal they make. 12 And the LORDE talked vnto Moses, and sayde: 13 Speake vnto the children of Israel, and saye: Kepe my Sabbath, for it is a token betwene me and you, and youre posterities, that ye maye knowe, how that I am the LORDE which haloweth you: 14 therfore kepe my Sabbath, for it shalbe holy vnto you. Who so vnhaloweth it, shall dye the death: For who so doth eny worke therin, shalbe roted out from amonge his people. 15 Sixe dayes shall men worke, but vpon the seuenth daye is the Sabbath the holy rest of the LORDE. Who so doth eny worke vpon the Sabbath daye, shall dye the death. 16 Therfore shal the children of Israel kepe the Sabbath, that they maye kepe it also amonge their posterities for an euerlastynge couenaunt. 17 An euerlastynge token is it betwixte me and the children of Israel. For in sixe dayes made the LORDE heaue & earth, but vpon ye seuenth daye he rested, and was refreshed. 18 And whan the LORDE had made an ende of talkinge with Moses vpon the mount Sinai, he gaue him two tables of witnesse, which were of stone, and wrytten with the fynger of God.
• Exod 36:35-36 : 35 And made Cherubyns vpon the hangynge with broderd worke, of yalow sylke, scarlet, purple, & whyte twyned sylke. 36 And made for the same, foure pilers of Fyrretre, and ouerlayed them with golde, and their knoppes of golde, and cast foure sokettes of syluer for them.
• Exod 37:1-38:7 : 1 And Bezaleel made the Arke of Fyrre tre, two cubites and a half loge, a cubyte and a half brode, and a cubyte & a half hye, 2 and ouerlayed it with fyne golde within and without, and made a crowne of golde vnto it rounde aboute, 3 and cast for it foure rynges of golde to the foure corners of it, vpon euery syde two. 4 And made staues of Fyrre tre, and ouerlayed the with golde, 5 and put them in the rynges a longe by ye sydes of the Arke, to beare it withall. 6 And he made ye Mercyseate of pure golde two cubytes and a half longe, and a cubite and a half brode, 7 & made two Cherubyns of fyne beaten golde vpon the two endes of the Mercyseate: 8 One Cherub vpon the one ende, and the other Cherub vpon the other ende: 9 and the Cherubyns spredde out their wynges aboue an hye, and couered ye Mercyseate ther with: and their faces stode one ouer agaynst the other, and loked vnto the Mercyseate. 10 And he made ye table, of Fyrre tre, two cubytes longe, a cubyte brode, and a cubyte & a half hye, 11 and ouerlayed it with fyne golde, and made therto a crowne of golde rounde aboute, 12 and made vnto it an whoope of an hande bredth hye, and made a crowne of golde rounde aboute the whoope. 13 And for it he cast foure golde rynges, & put them in the foure corners by the fete 14 harde by the whoope, that the staues might be therin, to beare the table with all: 15 & made the staues of Fyrre tre, and ouerlayed the with golde, to beare the staues withall. 16 And the vessels vpon the table made he also of fyne golde: the disshes, spones, flat peces and pottes, to poure in and out withall. 17 And he made the candilsticke of fyne beaten golde, where vpon was the shaft wt brauches, cuppes, knoppes, & floures: 18 Sixe braunches proceaded out of ye sydes therof, vpon either syde thre brauches: 19 vpo euery brauch were thre cuppes like allmodes, wt knoppes and floures. 20 Vpon the candilsticke self were foure cuppes with knoppes and floures, 21 vnder euery two brauches a knoppe. 22 The knoppes & braunches therof proceaded out of it, and were all one pece of fyne beaten golde. 23 And he made the seuen lampes with their snoffers & outquenchers of pure golde. 24 Of an hudreth weight of golde made he it, and all the apparell therof. 25 He made also the altare of incense, of Fyrre tre, a cubyte longe and brode, eauen foure squared, and two cubytes hye with the hornes of it, 26 and ouerlayed it with fyne golde, the toppe and the sydes of it rounde aboute, 27 and the hornes therof, and made a crowne vnto it rounde aboute of pure golde, & two golde rynges vnder the crowne on both the sydes, to put the staues therin, and to beare it withall: 28 but the staues made he of Fyrre tre, and ouerlayed them with golde. 29 And he made the holy anoyntinge oyle, & the incense of pure spyces, after ye craft of the Apotecary. 1 And the altare of burntoffrynges made he of Fyrre tre, fyue cubytes loge & brode, eauen foure squared, & thre cubites hye. 2 And made foure hornes, which proceaded out of the foure corners therof, and ouerlaied it with brasse. 3 And he made all maner of vessels for the altare, cauldrons, shouels, basens, fleshokes, and colepannes all of brasse. 4 And vnto the altare he made a brasen gredyron of net worke rounde aboute, from vnder vp vnto the myddest of the altare, 5 & cast foure rynges in the foure corners of the brasen gredyron, for the staues: 6 which he made of Fyrre tre, and ouerlayed them wt brasse, 7 and put them in the rynges by the sydes of the altare, to beare it withall, and made it holowe with bordes.
• Exod 39:33-42 : 33 & brought the Habitacion vnto Moses: the Tabernacle & all the apparell therof, the buttons, bordes, barres, pilers, sokettes, 34 ye couerynge of reed skynnes of rammes, the couerynge of doo skynnes, & the vayle, 35 ye Arke of wytnesse wt the staues therof, the Mercyseate, 36 the table & all his apparell, & the shewbred, 37 the candilsticke, wt the lampes prepared, and all his apparell, & oyle for the lightes, 38 the golden altare, the anoyntinge oyle & incense, the hanginge in the Tabernacle dore, 39 the brasen altare, & his brasen gredyron wt his staues, & all his apparell, ye lauer wt his foote, 40 the hangynges of ye courte wt the pilers & sokettes therof, ye hanginge in the courte gate wt his pilers & nales, & all the ordynaunce for the seruyce of the Habitacion of ye Tabernacle of wytnesse, 41 ye mynistringe vestimetes of Aaro ye prest, to do seruyce in ye Sanctuary, & the garmetes of his sonnes, yt they might execute ye prestes office. 42 Acordinge to all that ye LORDE comaunded Moses, eue so dyd the childre of Israel in all this seruyce.
• Exod 40:2-9 : 2 In the fyrst daye of the first moneth shalt thou set vp ye Habitacio of ye Tabernacle of wytnesse, 3 and shal put the Arke of wytnes therin, and hange the vayle before ye Arke. 4 And thou shalt bringe in the table, and garnish it, and brynge in the cadilsticke, and put the lampes theron. 5 And ye golde altare of incense shalt thou set before ye Arke of wytnesse, & hange vp the hanginge in the dore of the Habitacio. 6 But the altare of burntofferinges shalt thou set before the dore of the Habitacion of the Tabernacle of wytnesse: 7 & the lauer betwixte the Tabernacle of wytnesse and the altare, and put water therin, 8 & set the courte rounde aboute, and hange vp the hanginge in the courte gate. 9 And thou shalt take the anoyntynge oyle, and anoynte the Habitacion and all that is there in, and shalt consecrate it, and all ye apparell therof, that it maye be holy. 10 And thou shalt anoynte the altare of burntofferynges and all his vessels, and consecrate it, that it maye be most holy. 11 The lauer also & his fote shalt thou anoynte & consecrate. 12 And thou shalt brynge Aaron & his sonnes vnto the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse, and wash them with water, 13 & put the holy vestimentes vpon Aaron, and anoynte him, and consecrate him, that he maye be my prest. 14 And thou shalt brynge his sonnes also, and put the albes vpon them, 15 and anoynte them, as thou hast anoynted their father, yt they maye be my prestes. And this anoyntinge shall they haue for an euerlastinge presthode amonge their posterities. 16 And Moses dyd all as the LORDE comaunded him.
• Exod 40:30 : 30 And the Lauer set he betwixte the Tabernacle of wytnesse and ye altare, and put water therin to wash withall.
• Num 4:4-9 : 4 This shal be the office of the children of Rahath in the Tabernacle of wytnesse, which is most holy. 5 Whan the hoost breaketh vp, Aaron and his sonnes shall go in, and take downe the vayle, and couer the Arke of wytnesse therwith, 6 and laye the couerynge of doo skynnes vpon it, and sprede a whole yalowe clothe aboue theron, and put his staues therin. 7 And vpon the shewe table they shal sprede a yalowe clothe also, and set ther on the disshes, spones, flatpeces and pottes to poure out and in, and the daylie bred shal lye vpon it, 8 and they shall sprede a purple clothe ther ouer, and couer it with a couerynge of doo skynnes, and put the staues of it therin. 9 And they shal take a yalowe clothe, and couer the cadilsticke of light therwith, and his lampes, with his snoffers and outquenchers, and all the oyle vessels that belonge to the seruyce, 10 and aboute all this shal they put a couerynge of doo skynnes, and put it vpon staues. 11 So shal they sprede a yalowe clothe ouer the golden altare also, and couer the same with a couerynge of doo skynnes, and put it vpon staues. 12 All the vessels that they occupye in the Sanctuary, shal they take, and put a yalowe clothe ther ouer, & couer them with a couerynge of doo skynnes, and put them vpon staues. 13 They shal swepe the asshes also from the altare, and sprede a clothe of scarlet ouer it, and set all his vessels theron, 14 that they occupye vpon it: colepames, fleshokes, shouels, basens, with all the apparell of the altare, and they shal sprede a couerynge of doo skynnes theron, and put his staues therto. 15 Now whan Aaron and his sonnes haue done this, and haue couered the Sanctuary & all the ornametes therof, whan the hoost breaketh vp, then shal the children of Rahath go in, that they maye beare it, and the Sanctuary shall they not touche, lest they dye. This is the charge of the childre of Rahath in the Tabernacle of wytnesse. 16 And Eleasar the sonne of Aaron ye prest, shal haue the office, to prepare the oyle for the light, and the spyces for the incense, and the daylie meatofferynge, and the anoyntinge oyle, to order the whole habitacion, & all that therin is, in the Sanctuary and the ornamentes therof.