The Meaning of Exodus 25:28 Explained

Exodus 25:28

KJV: And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

YLT: and thou hast made the staves of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them with gold, and the table hath been borne with them;

Darby: And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall be carried upon them.

ASV: And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And thou shalt make  the staves  [of] shittim  wood,  and overlay  them with gold,  that the table  may be borne  with them. 

What does Exodus 25:28 Mean?

Study Notes

shittim wood
i.e. acacia.

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 25:28 mean?

And you shall make - the poles of wood acacia and overlay them with gold that may be carried with them the table
וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ אֶת־ הַבַּדִּים֙ עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֔ים וְצִפִּיתָ֥ אֹתָ֖ם זָהָ֑ב וְנִשָּׂא־ בָ֖ם הַשֻּׁלְחָֽן

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ  And  you  shall  make 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second 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.
הַבַּדִּים֙  the  poles 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
עֲצֵ֣י  of  wood 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
שִׁטִּ֔ים  acacia 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: שִׁטָּה  
Sense: acacia tree, acacia wood.
וְצִפִּיתָ֥  and  overlay 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: צָפָה  
Sense: to lay out, lay over, overlay, cover.
זָהָ֑ב  with  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
וְנִשָּׂא־  that  may  be  carried 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
בָ֖ם  with  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
הַשֻּׁלְחָֽן  the  table 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֻׁלְחָן  
Sense: table.

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