The Meaning of Exodus 25:29 Explained

Exodus 25:29

KJV: 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.

YLT: and thou hast made its dishes, and its bowls, and its covers, and its cups, with which they pour out; of pure gold thou dost make them;

Darby: And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and cups thereof, and goblets thereof, and bowls thereof, with which to pour out: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

ASV: And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the flagons thereof, and the bowls thereof, wherewith to pour out: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Exodus 25:29 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 25:23-40 - The Table Of Showbread And The Lampstand
The Table of the Showbread, or Presence-bread, held the twelve loaves, which represented the tribes of Israel. It was three feet long, one foot, six inches broad, and two feet, three inches high. The border or edging of gold around the top kept its contents from falling off. The loaves were changed each week, and when removed, were eaten only by the priests. See Mark 2:26. Surely the suggestion of this table, standing, as it did, immediately before the veil on the outer side, was intended to teach that the purity and devotion of Israel were as bread to God. He taketh pleasure in them that fear Him. We also feed with God on the beauty and glory of our Savior's obedience unto death.
The candlestick, with its seven branches, cost $35,000, and is a type of Christ, the Light of the World, and of the people of God when illuminated by the Divine Fire and shining amid the darkness around. See Zechariah 4:2; John 8:12; Revelation 1:13. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 25

1  What the Israelites were to offer for the building of the tabernacle
10  The dimensions of the ark
17  The mercy seat, with the cherubim
23  The table of show bread, with the furniture thereof
31  The golden candlestick, with the instruments thereof

What do the individual words in Exodus 25:29 mean?

And You shall make its dishes and its pans and its pitchers and - to pour with gold pure You shall make them
וְעָשִׂ֨יתָ קְּעָרֹתָ֜יו וְכַפֹּתָ֗יו וּקְשׂוֹתָיו֙ וּמְנַקִּיֹּתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר --יֻסַּ֖ךְ בָּהֵ֑ן זָהָ֥ב טָה֖וֹר תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹתָֽם

וְעָשִׂ֨יתָ  And  You  shall  make 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
קְּעָרֹתָ֜יו  its  dishes 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: קְעָרָה  
Sense: dish, platter.
וְכַפֹּתָ֗יו  and  its  pans 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כַּף  
Sense: palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand.
וּקְשׂוֹתָיו֙  and  its  pitchers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: קַשְׂוָה  
Sense: a kind of jug, jar.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  - 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
--יֻסַּ֖ךְ  to  pour 
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָסַךְ 
Sense: to pour out, pour, offer, cast.
זָהָ֥ב  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
טָה֖וֹר  pure 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָהֹור  
Sense: pure, clean.
תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה  You  shall  make 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.