Hebrews 9:2

Geneva Bible (1560)

For the first Tabernacle was made, wherein was the candlesticke, and the table, and the shewebread, which Tabernacle is called the Holy places.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Σκηνὴ γὰρ κατεσκευάσθη· ἡ πρώτη, ἐν ᾗ ἥ τε λυχνία, καὶ ἡ τράπεζα, καὶ ἡ πρόθεσις τῶν ἄρτων· ἥτις λέγεται ἅγια.

Transliteration

Skēnē gar kateskeuasthē; the prōtē, in hē hē te lychnia, and the trapeza, and the prothesis tōn artōn; hētis legetai hagia.

Grammar Details

• *Skēnē*: nominative feminine singular - 'tabernacle/tent'
• *gar*: conjunction - 'for'
• *kateskeuasthē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - 'was prepared/constructed'
• *prōtē*: nominative feminine singular - 'first'
• *hē*: relative pronoun, dative feminine singular - 'in which'
• *te*: connective particle - 'both/and'
• *lychnia*: nominative feminine singular - 'lampstand'
• *trapeza*: nominative feminine singular - 'table'
• *prothesis*: nominative feminine singular - 'setting forth/presentation'
• *tōn artōn*: genitive masculine plural - 'of the loaves/bread'
• *hētis*: relative pronoun, nominative feminine singular - 'which'
• *legetai*: present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - 'is called'
• *hagia*: nominative neuter plural - 'holy places/sanctuary'

Word Meanings

• *Skēnē*: tabernacle/tent/dwelling
• *kateskeuasthē*: was prepared/was constructed/was set up
• *prōtē*: first [section]/outer [tabernacle]
• *lychnia*: lampstand/menorah
• *trapeza*: table
• *prothesis tōn artōn*: presentation of the bread/showbread/bread of presence
• *hagia*: Holy Place/sanctuary/holy [places]

Referenced Verses

• Exod 40:4 : 4 Also thou shalt bring in the Table, and set it in order as it doth require: thou shalt also bring in the Candlesticke, and light his lampes,
• Lev 24:5-8 : 5 Also thou shalt take fine floure, and bake twelue cakes thereof: two tenth deales shalbe in one cake. 6 And thou shalt set them in two rowes, six in a rowe vpon the pure table before the Lorde. 7 Thou shalt also put pure incense vpon the rowes, that in steade of the bread it may bee for a remembrance, and an offering made by fire to the Lord. 8 Euery Sabbath hee shall put them in rowes before the Lord euermore, receiuing them of the children of Israel for an euerlasting couenant.
• Exod 26:35 : 35 And thou shalt set the Table without the vaile, & the Candlesticke ouer against the Table on the Southside of the Tabernacle, and thou shalt set the Table on the Northside.
• Exod 39:36-38 : 36 The Table, with all the instruments thereof, and the shewebread, 37 The pure Candlesticke, the lampes thereof, euen the lampes set in order, and all the instruments thereof, and the oyle for light: 38 Also the golden Altar and the anoynting oyle, and the sweete incense, and the hanging of the Tabernacle doore,
• Exod 40:2 : 2 In the first day of the first moneth in the very first of the same moneth shalt thou set vp the Tabernacle, called ye Tabernacle of the Congregation:
• Exod 40:18-20 : 18 Then Moses reared vp the Tabernacle and fastened his sockets, and set vp the boardes thereof, and put in the barres of it, and reared vp his pillars. 19 And he spred the couering ouer the Tabernacle, and put the couering of that couering on hie aboue it, as the Lorde had commaunded Moses. 20 And he tooke and put the Testimonie in the Arke, and put the barres in the ringes of the Arke, and set the Merciseate on hie vpon the Arke.
• Exod 40:22-24 : 22 Furthermore he put the Table in the Tabernacle of the Congregation in the Northside of the Tabernacle, without the vaile, 23 And set the bread in order before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 24 Also he put the Candlesticke in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, ouer against the Table toward ye Southside of the Tabernacle.
• Exod 39:32-34 : 32 Thus was all the worke of the Tabernacle, euen of the Tabernacle of the Congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to al that the Lord had commanded Moses: so dyd they. 33 Afterwarde they brought the Tabernacle vnto Moses, the Tabernacle and al his instruments, his taches, his boards, his barres, and his pillers, and his sockets, 34 And the couering of rammes skinnes died red, and the couerings of badgers skinnes, & the couering vaile.
• Exod 25:8-9 : 8 Also they shall make me a Sanctuarie, that I may dwell among them. 9 According to all that I shewe thee, euen so shall ye make the forme of the Tabernacle, and the facion of all the instruments thereof.
• Exod 25:23-26:30 : 23 Thou shalt also make a Table of Shittim wood, of two cubites long, and one cubite broade, and a cubite and an halfe hie: 24 And thou shalt couer it with pure gold, & make thereto a crowne of golde round about. 25 Thou shalt also make vnto it a border of foure fingers roud about and thou shalt make a golden crowne round about the border thereof. 26 After, thou shalt make for it foure ringes of golde, and shalt put the rings in the foure corners that are in the foure feete thereof: 27 Ouer against the border shall the rings be for places for barres, to beare the Table. 28 And thou shalt make the barres of Shittim wood, and shalt ouerlay them with golde, that the Table may be borne with them. 29 Thou shalt make also dishes for it, and incense cuppes for it, and couerings for it, & goblets, wherewith it shall be couered, euen of fine golde shalt thou make them. 30 And thou shalt set vpon the Table shewe bread before me continually. 31 Also thou shalt make a Candlesticke of pure golde: of worke beaten out with the hammer shall the Candlesticke be made, his shaft, & his branches, his boules, his knops: and his floures shalbe of the same. 32 Six braunches also shall come out of the sides of it: three branches of the Candlesticke out of the one side of it, & three branches of the Candlesticke out of the other side of it. 33 Three boules like vnto almondes, one knop and one floure in one braunch: and three boules like almondes in the other branch, one knop and one floure: so throughout the sixe branches that come out of the Candlesticke. 34 And in the shaft of the Candlesticke shalbe foure boules like vnto almondes, his knops & his floures. 35 And there shalbe a knop vnder two branches made thereof: and a knop vnder two branches made thereof: and a knop vnder two branches made thereof, according to the sixe branches comming out of the Candlesticke. 36 Their knops and their branches shall bee thereof. all this shalbe one beaten worke of pure golde. 37 And thou shalt make the seuen lampes thereof: and the lampes thereof shalt thou put theron, to giue light toward that that is before it. 38 Also the snuffers and snuffedishes thereof shalbe of pure golde. 39 Of a talent of fine gold shalt thou make it with all these instruments. 40 Looke therefore that thou make them after their facion, that was shewed thee in the mountaine. 1 Afterwarde thou shalt make the Tabernacle with tenne curtaines of fine twined linen, and blewe silke, and purple, and skarlet: and in them thou shalt make Cherubims of broydered worke. 2 The length of one curtaine shalbe eight and twentie cubites, and the bredth of one curtaine, foure cubites: euery one of the curtaines shall haue one measure. 3 Fiue curtaines shalbe coupled one to an other: and the other fiue curtaines shall be coupled one to another. 4 And thou shalt make stringes of blew silke vpon the edge of the one curtaine, which is in the seluedge of the coupling: and likewise shalt thou make in the edge of the other curtaine in the seluedge, in the second coupling. 5 Fiftie strings shalt thou make in one curtaine, and fiftie stringes shalt thou make in the edge of the curtaine, which is in the second coupling: ye stringes shalbe one right against another. 6 Thou shalt make also fiftie taches of gold, and couple the curtaines one to another with the taches, and it shalbe one tabernacle. 7 Also thou shalt make curtaines of goates heare, to be a couering vpon the Tabernacle: thou shalt make them to the number of eleuen curtaines. 8 The length of a curtaine shall be thirtie cubites, and the breadth of a curtaine foure cubites: the eleuen curtaines shalbe of one measure. 9 And thou shalt couple fiue curtaynes by themselues, and the sixe curtaines by themselues: but thou shalt double the sixt curtaine vpon the forefront of the couering. 10 And thou shalt make fifty stringes in the edge of one curtayne, in the seluedge of the coupling, and fifty stringes in the edge of the other curtaine in the second coupling. 11 Likewise thou shalt make fifty taches of brasse, & fasten them on the strings, & shalt couple the couering together, that it may be one. 12 And the remnant that resteth in ye curtaines of the couering, euen the halfe curtaine that resteth, shalbe left at the backeside of the Tabernacle, 13 That the cubite on the one side, & the cubite on the other side of that which is left in the legth of the curtaines of ye couering, may remaine on either side of the Tabernacle to couer it. 14 Moreouer, for that couering thou shalt make a couering of rammes skinnes died red, and a couering of badgers skinnes aboue. 15 Also thou shalt make boards for the Tabernacle of Shittim wood to stand vp. 16 Ten cubites shalbe the length of a boarde, and a cubite and an halfe cubite the breadth of one boarde. 17 Two tenons shalbe in one boarde set in order as the feete of a ladder, one against an other: thus shalt thou make for all the boardes of the Tabernacle. 18 And thou shalt make boardes for the Tabernacle, euen twenty boardes on the South side, euen full South. 19 And thou shalt make fourty sockets of siluer vnder the twentie boardes, two sockets vnder one boarde for his two tenons, and two sockets vnder an other boarde for his two tenons. 20 In like maner on the other side of the Tabernacle towarde the North side shalbe twentie boardes, 21 And their fourtie sockets of siluer, two sockets vnder one boarde, and two sockets vnder another board. 22 And on the side of the Tabernacle, toward the West shalt thou make sixe boards. 23 Also two boardes shalt thou make in the corners of the Tabernacle in the two sides. 24 Also they shalbe ioyned beneath, & likewise they shalbe ioyned aboue to a ring: thus shal it be for them two: they shalbe for ye two corners. 25 So they shalbe eight boardes hauing sockets of siluer, euen sixteene sockets, that is, two sockets vnder one board, and two sockets vnder an other boarde. 26 The thou shalt make fiue barres of Shittim wood for the boardes of one side of the Tabernacle, 27 And fiue barres for the boardes of the other side of the Tabernacle: also fiue barres for the boardes of the side of the Tabernacle toward the Westside. 28 And the middle barre shall goe through the middes of the boards, from ende to ende. 29 And thou shalt couer the boards with golde, and make their rings of golde, for places for the barres, & thou shalt couer the barres with golde. 30 So thou shalt reare vp the Tabernacle, according to the facion thereof, which was shewed thee in the mount.
• Exod 26:33 : 33 Afterward thou shalt hang the vaile on the hookes, that thou mayest bring in thither, that is (within the vaile) the arke of the Testimonie: and the vaile shall make you a separation betweene the Holy place and the most holy place.
• Exod 29:1 : 1 This thing also shalt thou do vnto them whe thou consecratest them to be my Priestes, Take a yong calfe, & two rams wtout blemish,
• Exod 29:35 : 35 Therefore shalt thou doe thus vnto Aaron & vnto his sonnes, according to all things, which I haue commanded thee: seuen dayes shalt thou consecrate them,
• Exod 36:8-9 : 8 All the cunning men therefore among the workemen, made for the Tabernacle ten curtaines of fine twined linnen, and of blewe silke, and purple, and skarlet: Cherubims of broydred worke made they vpon them. 9 The length of one curtaine was twentie & eight cubits, & the breadth of one curtaine foure cubites: and the curtaines were all of one cise. 10 And he coupled fiue curtaines together, & other fiue coupled he together. 11 And he made strings of blewe silke by the edge of one curtaine, in the seluedge of the coupling: likewise he made on the side of the other curtaine in the seluedge in the second coupling. 12 Fiftie strings made he in the one curtaine, and fiftie strings made he in the edge of the other curtaine, which was in the second coupling: the strings were set one against another. 13 After, he made fiftie taches of golde, and coupled the curtaines one to another with the taches: so was it one Tabernacle. 14 Also he made curtaines of goates heare for the couering vpon the Tabernacle: he made them to the nomber of eleuen curtaines. 15 The length of one curtaine had thirtie cubites, & the bredth of one curtaine foure cubites: the eleuen curtaines were of one cise. 16 And hee coupled fiue curtaines by themselues, and sixe curtaines by themselues: 17 Also he made fiftie strings vpon the edge of one curtaine in the seluedge in the coupling, & fiftie strings made hee vpon the edge of the other curtaine in the second coupling. 18 He made also fiftie taches of brasse to couple the couering that it might be one. 19 And he made a couering vpon the pauilion of rams skinnes dyed red, and a couering of badgers skinnes aboue. 20 Likewise he made the boards for the Tabernacle, of Shittim wood to stand vp. 21 The length of a board was ten cubites, and the bredth of one board was a cubite, & an halfe. 22 One board had two tenons, set in order as the feete of a ladder, one against another: thus made he for all the boardes of the Tabernacle. 23 So he made twentie boardes for the South side of the Tabernacle, euen full South. 24 And fourtie sockets of siluer made he vnder the twentie boardes, two sockets vnder one board for his two tenons, and two sockets vnder another board for his two tenons. 25 Also for the other side of the Tabernacle toward the North, he made twentie boards, 26 And their fourtie sockets of siluer, two sockets vnder one board, and two sockets vnder another boarde. 27 Likewise toward the Westside of the Tabernacle he made sixe boardes. 28 And two boardes made he in the corners of the Tabernacle, for either side, 29 And they were ioyned beneath, and likewise were made sure aboue with a ring: thus he did to both in both corners. 30 So there were eight boards & their sixteene sockets of siluer, vnder euery board two sockets. 31 After, he made barres of Shittim wood, fiue for the boards in ye one side of ye Tabernacle, 32 And fiue barres for the boardes in the other side of the Tabernacle, and fiue barres for the boards of the Tabernacle on the side toward the West. 33 And he made the middest barre to shoote through the boards, from the one end to ye other. 34 He ouerlayd also the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold for places for the barres, and couered the barres with golde. 35 Moreouer he made a vaile of blew silke, and purple, & of skarlet, and of fine twined linen: with Cherubims of broydred worke made he it: 36 And made thereunto foure pillars of Shittim, & ouerlayd them with golde: whose hookes were also of golde, and hee cast for them foure sockets of siluer. 37 And he made an hanging for the Tabernacle doore, of blew silke, & purple, and skarlet, and fine twined linnen, and needle worke, 38 And the fiue pillars of it with their hookes, and ouerlayde their chapiters & their filets with golde, but their fiue sockets were of brasse.
• Exod 37:10-24 : 10 Also he made ye Table of Shittim wood: two cubites was the length thereof, and a cubite the breadth thereof, and a cubite and an halfe the height of it. 11 And hee ouerlayde it with fine golde, and made thereto a crowne of golde round about. 12 Also he made thereto a border of an hand breadth round about, and made vpon the border a crowne of golde round about. 13 And he cast for it foure rings of gold, and put the rings in the foure corners that were in the foure feete thereof. 14 Against the border were the rings, as places for the barres to beare the Table. 15 And he made the barres of Shittim wood, & couered them with golde to beare the Table. 16 Also he made the instruments for the Table of pure golde: dishes for it, and incense cuppes for it, and goblets for it, & couerings for it, wherewith it should be couered. 17 Likewise he made the Candlesticke of pure golde: of worke beaten out with the hammer made he the Candlesticke: and his shaft, and his branche, his bolles, his knops, and his floures were of one piece. 18 And sixe branches came out of the sides thereof: three branches of the Candlesticke out of the one side of it, and three branches of the Candlesticke out of the other side of it. 19 In one branche three bolles made like almondes, a knop & a floure: and in another branch three bolles made like almondes, a knop and a floure: and so throughout the sixe branches that proceeded out of the Candlesticke. 20 And vpon the Candlesticke were foure bolles after the facion of almondes, the knoppes thereof and the floures thereof: 21 That is, vnder euery two branches a knop made thereof, & a knop vnder the second branch thereof, and a knop vnder the thirde branche thereof, according to the sixe branches comming out of it. 22 Their knops & their branches were of the same: it was all one beaten worke of pure gold. 23 And he made for it seuen lampes with the snuffers, and snufdishes thereof of pure golde. 24 Of a talent of pure golde made he it with all the instruments thereof.