Exodus 25:29
in Exodus 25You are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the flagons thereof, and the bowls thereof, wherewith to pour out: of pure gold shalt thou make them.
KJV
And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them.
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This verse in Exodus 25
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe dishes thereof - קערתיו kearothaiv, probably the deep bowls in which they kneaded the mass out of which they made the shew-bread. And spoons thereof - כפתיו cappothaiu, probably censers, on which they put up the incense; as seems pretty evident from Num 7:14, Num 7:20, Num 7:26, Num 7:32, Num 7:38, Num 7:44, Num 7:50, Num 7:56, Num 7:62, Num 7:68, Num 7:74, Num 7:80, Num 7:86, where the same word is used, and the instrument, whatever it was, is always represented as being filled with incense.
This site's exposition
make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof
on Exodus 25:29-30
Bowls and covers for pouring are named, so drink offerings stood on this table beside the bread. The shewbread is to be set before God alway, and Leviticus 24:5 to 9 gives the working detail, twelve loaves renewed every sabbath and eaten by the priests in the holy place. David eats those loaves at 1 Samuel 21:6, and Jesus cites that scene at Matthew 12:4 when his disciples are charged over the sabbath.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And thou shall make the dishes thereof,.... On which the shewbread loaves were set.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
dishes--broad platters. spoons--cups or concave vessels, used for holding incense. covers--both for bread and incense. bowls--cups; for though no mention is made of wine, libations were undoubtedly made to God, according to JOSEPHUS and the rabbins, once a week, when the bread was changed. to cover withal--rather, "to pour out withal."
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The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָשִׂ֨יתָ | veasita | and you will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| קְּעָרֹתָ֜יו | kearotav | dishes its | H7086 → | |
| וְכַפֹּתָ֗יו | vekhapotav | and pans its | H3709 → | 192 times |
| וּקְשׂוֹתָיו֙ | ukesotav | and jugs its | H7184 → | |
| וּמְנַקִּיֹּתָ֔יו | umenakiyotav | and bowls its | H4518 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יֻסַּ֖ךְ | yusakh | it will be poured out | H5258 → | 25 times |
| בָּהֵ֑ן | bahen | with <the> them | ||
| זָהָ֥ב | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| טָה֖וֹר | tahor | pure | H2889 → | 94 times |
| תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה | taaseh | you will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֹתָֽם׃ | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
וְעָשִׂ֨יתָand you will make
veasitaH6213 →2628 times
קְּעָרֹתָ֜יוdishes its
kearotavH7086 →
וְכַפֹּתָ֗יוand pans its
vekhapotavH3709 →192 times
וּקְשׂוֹתָיו֙and jugs its
ukesotavH7184 →
וּמְנַקִּיֹּתָ֔יוand bowls its
umenakiyotavH4518 →
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יֻסַּ֖ךְit will be poured out
yusakhH5258 →25 times
בָּהֵ֑ןwith <the> them
bahen
זָהָ֥בgold
zahavH2091 →389 times
טָה֖וֹרpure
tahorH2889 →94 times
תַּעֲשֶׂ֥הyou will make
taasehH6213 →2628 times
אֹתָֽם׃<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
it leads to
- Luke 12:36–37
Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.
- Revelation 19:9
Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
- John 14:21–23
Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- Matthew 24:33
So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
- Song of Solomon 5:2–4
I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with…
- Luke 12:36–37
Through
Song of Solomon 5:1I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk.…
it leads to
- Song of Solomon 6:2
My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.
- Song of Solomon 4:16
Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.
- Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
- Song of Solomon 6:2
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
