1 Kings 7:48

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ And Solomon made all the vessels that [pertained] unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread [was],

📖 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 an hundred basons of gold.
• Exod 37:10-16 : 10 ¶ And he made the table [of] shittim 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 thereunto a crown of gold round about. 12 Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about. 13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that [were] in the four feet thereof. 14 Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table. 15 And he made the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table. 16 And he made the vessels which [were] upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, [of] pure gold.
• Exod 37:25-29 : 25 ¶ And he made the incense altar [of] shittim wood: the length of it [was] a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; [it was] foursquare; and two cubits [was] the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same. 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, [both] the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about. 27 And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal. 28 And he made the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. 29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
• Exod 39:36 : 36 The table, [and] all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,
• Exod 39:38 : 38 And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,
• Exod 40:22-23 : 22 And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail. 23 And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.
• Exod 40:26 : 26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:
• Lev 24:5-9 : 5 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake. 6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD. 7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon [each] row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, [even] an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 8 Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, [being taken] from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. 9 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it [is] most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.
• Exod 25:23-30 : 23 ¶ Thou shalt also make a table [of] shittim 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 an hand breadth 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 Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table. 28 And thou shalt make the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them. 29 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: [of] pure gold shalt thou make them. 30 And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.
• Exod 30:1-5 : 1 ¶ And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: [of] shittim 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 the same. 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 to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make [it]; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal. 5 And thou shalt make the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
• 2 Chr 4:19 : 19 And Solomon made all the vessels that [were for] the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread [was set];
• 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 the four tables [were] of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.
• Ezek 41:22 : 22 The altar of wood [was] 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 the LORD.
• 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 have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD [is] polluted; and the fruit thereof, [even] his meat, [is] contemptible.
• 1 Cor 10:21 : 21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.