The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 28:11 Explained

1 Chronicles 28:11

KJV: Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,

YLT: And David giveth to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of its houses, and of its treasures, and of its upper chambers, and of its innermost chambers, and of the house of the atonement;

Darby: And David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of its houses, and of its treasuries, and of its upper chambers, and of its inner chambers, and of the house of the mercy-seat;

ASV: Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch of the temple , and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper rooms thereof, and of the inner chambers thereof, and of the place of the mercy-seat;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then David  gave  to Solomon  his son  the pattern  of the porch,  and of the houses  thereof, and of the treasuries  thereof, and of the upper chambers  thereof, and of the inner  parlours  thereof, and of the place  of the mercy seat, 

What does 1 Chronicles 28:11 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 28

1  David in a solemn assembly having declared God's favor to him,
5  and promise to his son Solomon, exhorts them to fear God
9  He encourages Solomon to build the temple
11  He gives him patterns, gold and silver, etc

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 28:11 mean?

And gave David Solomon his son - the plans for the vestibule and its houses and its treasuries and its upper chambers and its chambers inner and the place of the mercy seat
וַיִּתֵּ֣ן דָּוִ֣יד לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בְנ֡וֹ אֶת־ תַּבְנִ֣ית הָאוּלָם֩ וְֽאֶת־ בָּ֨תָּ֜יו וְגַנְזַכָּ֧יו וַעֲלִיֹּתָ֛יו וַחֲדָרָ֥יו הַפְּנִימִ֖ים וּבֵ֥ית הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן  And  gave 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
דָּוִ֣יד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה  Solomon 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁלֹמֹה  
Sense: son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs.
בְנ֡וֹ  his  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
תַּבְנִ֣ית  the  plans  for 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תַּבְנִית  
Sense: pattern, plan, form, construction, figure.
הָאוּלָם֩  the  vestibule 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אוּלָם  
Sense: porch.
בָּ֨תָּ֜יו  its  houses 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
וְגַנְזַכָּ֧יו  and  its  treasuries 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: גַּנְזַךְ  
Sense: treasury.
וַעֲלִיֹּתָ֛יו  and  its  upper  chambers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֲלִיָּה  
Sense: roof-room, roof chamber.
וַחֲדָרָ֥יו  and  its  chambers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חֶדֶר  
Sense: chamber, room, parlour, innermost or inward part, within.
הַפְּנִימִ֖ים  inner 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: פְּנִימִי  
Sense: inner.
וּבֵ֥ית  and  the  place 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת  of  the  mercy  seat 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: כַּפֹּרֶת  
Sense: mercy-seat, place of atonement.