The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 28:18 Explained

1 Chronicles 28:18

KJV: And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

YLT: and for the altar of perfume refined gold by weight, and for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubs of gold -- spreading and covering over the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

Darby: and for the altar of incense, refined gold by weight; and the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim of gold, which spread out their wings and cover the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

ASV: and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot, even the cherubim, that spread out their wings , and covered the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And for the altar  of incense  refined  gold  by weight;  and gold  for the pattern  of the chariot  of the cherubims,  that spread out  [their wings], and covered  the ark  of the covenant  of the LORD. 

What does 1 Chronicles 28:18 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 28:18 mean?

For the altar of incense gold refined by weight for the construction of the chariot [that is] the cherubim gold that spread [their wings] and overshadowed upon the ark of the covenant of Yahweh
וּלְמִזְבַּ֧ח הַקְּטֹ֛רֶת זָהָ֥ב מְזֻקָּ֖ק בַּמִּשְׁקָ֑ל וּלְתַבְנִ֣ית הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗ה הַכְּרֻבִ֤ים זָהָב֙ לְפֹ֣רְשִׂ֔ים וְסֹכְכִ֖ים עַל־ אֲר֥וֹן בְּרִית־ יְהוָֽה

וּלְמִזְבַּ֧ח  For  the  altar 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִזְבֵּחַ  
Sense: altar.
הַקְּטֹ֛רֶת  of  incense 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: קְטֹרֶת  
Sense: incense, smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice.
זָהָ֥ב  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
מְזֻקָּ֖ק  refined 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine singular
Root: זָקַק  
Sense: to purify, distil, strain, refine.
בַּמִּשְׁקָ֑ל  by  weight 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁקָל  
Sense: heaviness, weight.
וּלְתַבְנִ֣ית  for  the  construction 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תַּבְנִית  
Sense: pattern, plan, form, construction, figure.
הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗ה  of  the  chariot 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֶרְכָּבָה  
Sense: chariot.
הַכְּרֻבִ֤ים  [that  is]  the  cherubim 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כְּרוּב  
Sense: cherub, cherubim (pl).
זָהָב֙  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
לְפֹ֣רְשִׂ֔ים  that  spread  [their  wings] 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: פָּרַשׂ  
Sense: to spread, spread out, stretch, break in pieces.
וְסֹכְכִ֖ים  and  overshadowed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: סוּךְ 
Sense: (Qal) to hedge, fence about, shut in.
עַל־  upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
אֲר֥וֹן  the  ark 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: אֲרֹון  
Sense: chest, ark.
בְּרִית־  of  the  covenant  of 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: בְּרִית  
Sense: covenant, alliance, pledge.
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.