The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 4:7 Explained

2 Chronicles 4:7

KJV: And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.

YLT: And he maketh the ten candlesticks of gold, according to their ordinance, and placeth in the temple, five on the right, and five on the left.

Darby: And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to the ordinance respecting them, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand and five on the left.

ASV: And he made the ten candlesticks of gold according to the ordinance concerning them; and he set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he made  ten  candlesticks  of gold  according to their form,  and set  [them] in the temple,  five  on the right hand,  and five  on the left. 

What does 2 Chronicles 4:7 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 4

1  The altar of brass
2  The molten sea upon twelve oxen
6  The ten lavers, candlesticks, and tables
9  The courts, and the instruments of brass
19  The instruments of gold

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 4:7 mean?

And he made - lampstands of gold ten according to their design and set [them] in the temple five on the right side and five on the left -
וַ֠יַּעַשׂ אֶת־ מְנֹר֧וֹת הַזָּהָ֛ב עֶ֖שֶׂר כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֑ם וַיִּתֵּן֙ בַּֽהֵיכָ֔ל חָמֵ֥שׁ מִיָּמִ֖ין וְחָמֵ֥שׁ מִשְּׂמֹֽאול ס

וַ֠יַּעַשׂ  And  he  made 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
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.
מְנֹר֧וֹת  lampstands 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: מְנׄורָה  
Sense: lamp stand.
הַזָּהָ֛ב  of  gold 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
עֶ֖שֶׂר  ten 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: עֶשֶׂר 
Sense: ten.
כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֑ם  according  to  their  design 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מִשְׁפָּט  
Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.
וַיִּתֵּן֙  and  set  [them] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
בַּֽהֵיכָ֔ל  in  the  temple 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: הֵיכָל  
Sense: palace, temple, nave, sanctuary.
חָמֵ֥שׁ  five 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
מִיָּמִ֖ין  on  the  right  side 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular
Root: יָמִין  
Sense: right, right hand, right side.
וְחָמֵ֥שׁ  and  five 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
מִשְּׂמֹֽאול  on  the  left 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׂמֹאל  
Sense: the left, the left hand, the left side.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation