The Meaning of 1 Kings 10:5 Explained

1 Kings 10:5

KJV: And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

YLT: and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the standing of his ministers, and their clothing, and his butlers, and his burnt-offering that he causeth to ascend in the house of Jehovah, and there hath not been in her any more spirit.

Darby: and the food of his table, and the deportment of his servants, and the order of service of his attendants, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of Jehovah, there was no more spirit in her.

ASV: and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of Jehovah; there was no more spirit in her.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the meat  of his table,  and the sitting  of his servants,  and the attendance  of his ministers,  and their apparel,  and his cupbearers,  and his ascent  by which he went up  unto the house  of the LORD;  there was no more spirit  in her. 

What does 1 Kings 10:5 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 10:1-13 - "the Half Was Not Told Me"
Sheba, to the Jewish mind, was at the ends of the earth, Matthew 12:42. It probably lay in southern Arabia, fifteen hundred miles from Jerusalem. The queen brought munificent presents of spices, gold, precious stones, and sweet-scented wood. The last-named Solomon used for musical instruments and for stairs in his Temple and palace, 2 Chronicles 9:11. But the queen's heart was set on plying him with hard questions, for which she had sought in vain a satisfactory solution.
We may come to "a greater than Solomon," Matthew 12:42. Our native country may lie far away, but He will receive us, and give us the right to live forever in His palace, listening to His words and beholding His face. Let us bring Him, as our gifts, the faith, love, and loyalty of our hearts. Above all, let us lay before Him our perplexities and questions. He may not immediately reveal an answer, as Solomon did, but will put His Spirit into our hearts. And having the anointing of the Spirit, we shall know all things, 1 John 2:27. Though the mind cannot grasp, the heart will be at rest. The Bible, as someone says, does not teach us philosophy, but makes us philosophers. Be sure to obtain and use your share of His royal bounty.
1 Kings 10:1-29 - Breaking Three Commandments
From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.
Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 10

1  The queen of Sheba admires the wisdom of Solomon
14  Solomon's gold
16  His targets
18  The throne of ivory
21  His vessels
24  His presents
26  his chariots and horse
28  his tribute

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 10:5 mean?

and the food on his table and the seating of his servants and the service of his waiters and their apparel and his cupbearers and his entryway by which he went up to the house of Yahweh and no there was in her more spirit
וּמַאֲכַ֣ל שֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹ וּמוֹשַׁ֣ב עֲבָדָיו֩ וּמַעֲמַ֨ד [משרתו] (מְשָׁרְתָ֜יו) וּמַלְבֻּֽשֵׁיהֶם֙ וּמַשְׁקָ֔יו וְעֹ֣לָת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲלֶ֖ה בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹא־ הָ֥יָה בָ֛הּ ע֖וֹד רֽוּחַ

וּמַאֲכַ֣ל  and  the  food  on 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַאֲכָל  
Sense: food, fruit, meat.
שֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹ  his  table 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שֻׁלְחָן  
Sense: table.
וּמוֹשַׁ֣ב  and  the  seating 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֹושָׁב  
Sense: seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers.
עֲבָדָיו֩  of  his  servants 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
וּמַעֲמַ֨ד  and  the  service 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַעֲמָד  
Sense: attendance, office, function, service.
(מְשָׁרְתָ֜יו)  his  waiters 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁרַת  
Sense: (Piel) to minister, serve, minister to.
וּמַלְבֻּֽשֵׁיהֶם֙  and  their  apparel 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מַלְבּוּשׁ  
Sense: clothing, apparel, vestments, raiment, attire.
וּמַשְׁקָ֔יו  and  his  cupbearers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מַשְׁקֶה 
Sense: irrigation, drink.
וְעֹ֣לָת֔וֹ  and  his  entryway 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֹלָה  
Sense: whole burnt offering.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  by  which 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
יַעֲלֶ֖ה  he  went  up 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
בֵּ֣ית  to  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יְהוָ֑ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וְלֹא־  and  no 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
הָ֥יָה  there  was 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בָ֛הּ  in  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
ע֖וֹד  more 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
רֽוּחַ  spirit 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: רוּחַ  
Sense: wind, breath, mind, spirit.