The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 28:17 Explained

1 Chronicles 28:17

KJV: Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver:

YLT: and the forks, and the bowls, and the cups of pure gold, and for the basins of gold, by weight for basin and basin, and for the basins of silver, by weight for basin and basin,

Darby: and pure gold for the forks, and the bowls, and the goblets; and for the golden basons by weight for every bason; and for the silver basons by weight for every bason;

ASV: and the flesh-hooks, and the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Also pure  gold  for the fleshhooks,  and the bowls,  and the cups:  and for the golden  basons  [he gave gold] by weight  for every bason;  and [likewise silver] by weight  for every bason  of silver: 

What does 1 Chronicles 28:17 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 28:17 mean?

and for the forks and the basins and the pitchers of gold pure and bowls the golden [he gave gold] by weight for and every bowl for the bowls silver [silver] by weight and every bowl
וְהַמִּזְלָג֧וֹת וְהַמִּזְרָק֛וֹת וְהַקְּשָׂוֺ֖ת זָהָ֣ב טָה֑וֹר וְלִכְפוֹרֵ֨י הַזָּהָ֤ב בְּמִשְׁקָל֙ לִכְפ֣וֹר וּכְפ֔וֹר וְלִכְפוֹרֵ֥י הַכֶּ֛סֶף בְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל וּכְפֽוֹר

וְהַמִּזְלָג֧וֹת  and  for  the  forks 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: מִזְלָג 
Sense: three-pronged fork.
וְהַמִּזְרָק֛וֹת  and  the  basins 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מִזְרָק  
Sense: bowl, basin.
וְהַקְּשָׂוֺ֖ת  and  the  pitchers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: קַשְׂוָה  
Sense: a kind of jug, jar.
זָהָ֣ב  of  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
טָה֑וֹר  pure 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָהֹור  
Sense: pure, clean.
וְלִכְפוֹרֵ֨י  and  bowls 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: כְּפֹור 
Sense: bowl, basin.
הַזָּהָ֤ב  the  golden 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
בְּמִשְׁקָל֙  [he  gave  gold]  by  weight 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁקָל  
Sense: heaviness, weight.
וּכְפ֔וֹר  and  every  bowl 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּפֹור 
Sense: bowl, basin.
וְלִכְפוֹרֵ֥י  for  the  bowls 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: כְּפֹור 
Sense: bowl, basin.
הַכֶּ֛סֶף  silver 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
בְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל  [silver]  by  weight 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁקָל  
Sense: heaviness, weight.
וּכְפֽוֹר  and  every  bowl 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּפֹור 
Sense: bowl, basin.