The Meaning of Numbers 4:7 Explained

Numbers 4:7

KJV: And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:

YLT: 'And on the table of the presence they spread a garment of blue, and have put on it the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and the cups of the libation, and the bread of continuity is on it,

Darby: And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue; and put thereon the dishes, and the cups, and the bowls, and goblets of the drink-offering; and the continual bread shall be thereon.

ASV: And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls and the cups wherewith to pour out; and the continual bread shall be thereon:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And upon the table  of shewbread  they shall spread  a cloth  of blue,  and put  thereon the dishes,  and the spoons,  and the bowls,  and covers  to cover withal:  and the continual  bread  shall be thereon: 

What does Numbers 4:7 Mean?

Study Notes

shewbread
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Showbread, type of Christ, the Bread of God, nourisher of the Christian's life as a believer-priest 1 Peter 2:9 ; Revelation 1:6 . In John 6:33-58 our Lord has more in mind the manna, that food which "came down"; but all typical meanings of "bread" are there gathered into His words. The manna is the life-giving Christ; the showbread, the life-sustaining Christ. The showbread typifies Christ as the "corn of wheat" John 12:24 ground in the mill of suffering John 12:27 and brought into the fire of judgment John 12:31-33 . We, as priests, by faith feed upon Him as having undergone that in our stead and for our sakes. It is meditation upon Christ, as in Hebrews 12:2 ; Hebrews 12:3 .

Chapter Summary: Numbers 4

1  The age at which the Levites were to serve, and the duration of the service
4  The duty of the Kohathites
16  The charge of Eleazar
17  The office of the priests
21  The duty of the Gershonites
29  Of the Merarites
34  The number of the Kohathites
38  Of the Gershonites
42  And of the Merarites

What do the individual words in Numbers 4:7 mean?

And On the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth blue and put on it - the dishes and the pans the bowls and the pitchers for pouring and the bread continually on it shall be
וְעַ֣ל ׀ שֻׁלְחַ֣ן הַפָּנִ֗ים יִפְרְשׂוּ֮ בֶּ֣גֶד תְּכֵלֶת֒ וְנָתְנ֣וּ עָ֠לָיו אֶת־ הַקְּעָרֹ֤ת וְאֶת־ הַכַּפֹּת֙ הַמְּנַקִּיֹּ֔ת וְאֵ֖ת קְשׂ֣וֹת הַנָּ֑סֶךְ וְלֶ֥חֶם הַתָּמִ֖יד עָלָ֥יו יִהְיֶֽה

וְעַ֣ל ׀  And  On 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, 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.
שֻׁלְחַ֣ן  the  table 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֻׁלְחָן  
Sense: table.
הַפָּנִ֗ים  of  showbread 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
יִפְרְשׂוּ֮  they  shall  spread 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: פָּרַשׂ  
Sense: to spread, spread out, stretch, break in pieces.
בֶּ֣גֶד  a  cloth 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֶּגֶד 
Sense: treachery, deceit.
תְּכֵלֶת֒  blue 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּכֵלֶת  
Sense: violet, violet stuff.
וְנָתְנ֣וּ  and  put 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
עָ֠לָיו  on  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
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.
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.
הַקְּעָרֹ֤ת  the  dishes 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: קְעָרָה  
Sense: dish, platter.
הַכַּפֹּת֙  the  pans 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: כַּף  
Sense: palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand.
הַמְּנַקִּיֹּ֔ת  the  bowls 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: מְנַקִּית  
Sense: sacrificial bowl or cup.
קְשׂ֣וֹת  the  pitchers 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: קַשְׂוָה  
Sense: a kind of jug, jar.
הַנָּ֑סֶךְ  for  pouring 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נֶסֶךְ 
Sense: drink offering, libation, molten image, something poured out.
וְלֶ֥חֶם  and  the  bread 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: לֶחֶם  
Sense: bread, food, grain.
הַתָּמִ֖יד  continually 
Parse: Article, Adverb
Root: תָּמִיד  
Sense: continuity, perpetuity, to stretch.
עָלָ֥יו  on  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
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.
יִהְיֶֽה  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.

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