1 Chronicles 28:16

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ואת וְאֶת־

and אֵת-self eternal

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

את

ʼêth

Definition

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

Root

apparent contracted from H226 (אות) in the demonstrative sense of entity;

Exhaustive

apparent contracted from אות in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H853

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵת

particle • Strongs_Numbers • Page 87

Particle used as a sign of the accusative, indicating the definite object of a verb; also used reflexively, or in designations of time and place. Occasionally interchangeable with other prepositions.

אֵת

substantive • Root אות • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

I. Proper substance, being, essence, body, self, essential. It is used as the sign of an accusative, or to give prominence to a noun as subject.

אֵת

preposition • Root אנה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 208

II. With; expressing fellowship or accompaniment. Properly side, support, lean upon.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Mattock, coulter of a plough, hoe, prop. anything cutting into.

אֵת

noun masculine • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

Equivalent to אֵת III., of which it is merely a collateral form.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אוֹת or אֶת

sign of accusative case • Page 35

A sign of the accusative case.

אֶת

com. gen. chald. • Page 81

Equivalent to the Hebrew אוֹת (sign, miracle). Synonymous with תְּמַהּ. References: Dan. 3: 32, 33; 6: 28.

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (fem.). In pause אָתְּ. Found in Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2. Also sometimes appears as a masculine form (Num. 11: 15; Ezek. 28: 14).

אַתְּ

pronoun • Page 81

Thou (masc.). Equivalent to אַתָּה. Note: Judg. 17: 2; 1 K. 14: 2.

אֵת

ii. particle • Page 81

A primitive particle and sign of the accusative case (with Makk. -אֶת; with suffixes אֹתִי, אֹתָנוּ, etc.). Often denotes the definite direct object but can appear in circumstances where other languages employ the nominative (with passive verbs, neuter verbs, or before a nominative subject). References: Gen. 17: 5; Ex. 10: 8; 1 Sam. 17: 34.

אֵת

i. m. subst. • Page 81

Ploughshare. Inflected in two ways as אֵתִים and אֵתִין. References: 1 Sam. 13: 20, 21; Is. 2: 4; Joel 4: 10 [3:10]. Its etymology is suggested to be related to the word מַחֲרֶשֶׁת.

Conjunction, Direct object eternal self

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0853:

No stats available

הזהב הַזָּהָב

the Gold

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

זהב

zâhâb

Definition

gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky

Root

from an unused root meaning to shimmer;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky; gold(-en), fair weather.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2091

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זָהָב

noun masculine • Root זהב • Strongs / High • Page 426

1. gold, as metal. 2. Figuratively, oil, so called from its shining colour; perhaps also the sun or the golden brightness of the sky.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זָהָב

m. prim. • Page 198

1. gold (Gen. 24:22, 53. 36:39). 2. figuratively the golden splendour (of the firmament), Job 37:22; gold-coloured oil, Zech. 4:12.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: χρυσίον χρυσίου χρυσίῳ '' χρυσᾶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2091:

χρυσίον 81× (17.4%)

χρυσίου 71× (16.5%)

χρυσίῳ 39× (9.3%)

'' 29× (6.3%)

χρυσᾶ 25× (6.0%)

χρυσοῦσ 22× (5.4%)

χρυσῶν 19× (4.6%)

χρυσοῦν 18× (4.3%)

χρυσᾶσ 14× (3.5%)

pἐκ 14× (3.6%)

משקל מִשְׁקָל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

משקל

mishqâl

Definition

weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act)

Root

from H8254 (שקל);

Exhaustive

from שקל; weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act); (full) weight.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4948

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מִשְׁקָל

masculine noun • Root שקל • Strongs / High • Page 924

Weight; sometimes a fixed weight, sometimes heaviness generally.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מִשְׁקָל

m. verbal • Root שקל • Page 417

weight. Lev. 19:35. 1 Chr. 22:3 אֵין מִשְׁקָל so as not to be weighed. Verse 14.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ὁλκὴ σταθμὸσ σταθμὸν σταθμῷ σταθμόσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4948:

ὁλκὴ 16× (35.7%)

σταθμὸσ 10× (18.2%)

σταθμὸν 5× (10.3%)

σταθμῷ 5× (9.2%)

σταθμόσ 3× (6.4%)

'' 3× (5.7%)

ὁλκῆσ 2× (4.5%)

לשלחנות לְשֻׁלְחֲנוֹת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שלחן

shulchân

Definition

a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal

Root

from H7971 (שלח);

Exhaustive

from שלח; a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal; table.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7979

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֻׁלְחָן

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1432

Properly, what is spread out, a mat; generally, a table, then a meal. Also refers to the table of the shew-bread.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֻׁלְחָן

m. plur. • Page 678

table. Ex. 25 : 23 ff. עָרַךְ שֻׁלְחָן to spread or set a table, (for a meal,) Ps. 23: 5. Prov. 9: 2. שֻׁלְחַן הַפָּנִים the table of shew-bread, Num. 4: 7.

Preposition, Noun common feminine plural construct

LXX: τράπεζαν τραπέζησ τράπεζα --- τράπεζάν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7979:

τράπεζαν 26× (32.3%)

τραπέζησ 13× (16.8%)

τράπεζα 7× (9.2%)

--- 4× (6.0%)

τράπεζάν 4× (5.3%)

τράπεζαι 3× (4.5%)

τραπεζῶν 3× (4.3%)

τραπέζασ 3× (3.8%)

ἑκάστησ 2× (3.0%)

ὡσαύτωσ 2× (2.6%)

המערכת הַמַּעֲרֶכֶת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מערכת

maʻăreketh

Definition

an arrangement, i.e. (concretely) a pile (of loaves)

Root

from H6186 (ערך);

Exhaustive

from ערך; an arrangement, i.e. (concretely) a pile (of loaves); row, shewbread.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4635

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מַעֲרֶכֶת

feminine noun • Strongs / High • Page 889

the same as the previous entry, used in the absolute state; arrangement.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מַעֲרֶכֶת

noun feminine • Root ערך • Page 395

1. order of battle, also an army in battle-array. 1 Sam. 17: 8. 2. a row, e.g. of the shew-bread. Lev. 24: 6; Neh. 10: 34; 2 Chr. 2: 3; 13: 11; 29: 18.

Particle definite article, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: προθέσεωσ θέμα

LXX Usage Statistics

H4635:

προθέσεωσ 4× (38.6%)

θέμα 2× (21.0%)

לשלחן לְשֻׁלְחַן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שלחן

shulchân

Definition

a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal

Root

from H7971 (שלח);

Exhaustive

from שלח; a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal; table.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7979

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֻׁלְחָן

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1432

Properly, what is spread out, a mat; generally, a table, then a meal. Also refers to the table of the shew-bread.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֻׁלְחָן

m. plur. • Page 678

table. Ex. 25 : 23 ff. עָרַךְ שֻׁלְחָן to spread or set a table, (for a meal,) Ps. 23: 5. Prov. 9: 2. שֻׁלְחַן הַפָּנִים the table of shew-bread, Num. 4: 7.

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: τράπεζαν τραπέζησ τράπεζα --- τράπεζάν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7979:

τράπεζαν 26× (32.3%)

τραπέζησ 13× (16.8%)

τράπεζα 7× (9.2%)

--- 4× (6.0%)

τράπεζάν 4× (5.3%)

τράπεζαι 3× (4.5%)

τραπεζῶν 3× (4.3%)

τραπέζασ 3× (3.8%)

ἑκάστησ 2× (3.0%)

ὡσαύτωσ 2× (2.6%)

ושלחן וְשֻׁלְחָן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שלחן

shulchân

Definition

a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal

Root

from H7971 (שלח);

Exhaustive

from שלח; a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal; table.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7979

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֻׁלְחָן

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1432

Properly, what is spread out, a mat; generally, a table, then a meal. Also refers to the table of the shew-bread.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֻׁלְחָן

m. plur. • Page 678

table. Ex. 25 : 23 ff. עָרַךְ שֻׁלְחָן to spread or set a table, (for a meal,) Ps. 23: 5. Prov. 9: 2. שֻׁלְחַן הַפָּנִים the table of shew-bread, Num. 4: 7.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: τράπεζαν τραπέζησ τράπεζα --- τράπεζάν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7979:

τράπεζαν 26× (32.3%)

τραπέζησ 13× (16.8%)

τράπεζα 7× (9.2%)

--- 4× (6.0%)

τράπεζάν 4× (5.3%)

τράπεζαι 3× (4.5%)

τραπεζῶν 3× (4.3%)

τραπέζασ 3× (3.8%)

ἑκάστησ 2× (3.0%)

ὡσαύτωσ 2× (2.6%)

וכסף וְכֶסֶף

and silver

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

כסף

keçeph

Definition

silver (from its pale color); by implication, money

Root

from H3700 (כסף);

Exhaustive

from כסף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3701

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כֶּסֶף

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 723

silver, so called from its whitish-grey, pale colour. It is used to denote silver as a metal, a shekel of silver, silver-ore, money, or what is bought for money.

כֶּסֶף

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 723

Aramaic word for silver, money.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כֶּסֶף

noun masculine • Page 324

1. silver. Gen. 23: 15. 2. money generally. Gen. 23: 13. Deut. 23: 20.

כְּסַף

chald. • Page 324

Chald. idem. (equivalent to silver). Dan. 2: 35. 5: 2, 4, 23.

כָּסַף

verb • Page 324

1. to be greedy or long for any thing. Ps. 17: 12. 2. to have compassion. Job 14: 15. Niph. to long for; to blush or be ashamed. Gen. 31: 30. Zeph. 2: 1.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἀργύριον ἀργυρίου ἀργυρίῳ ἀργυρᾶν ἀργυρᾶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3701:

ἀργύριον 156× (36.0%)

ἀργυρίου 104× (25.5%)

ἀργυρίῳ 18× (4.1%)

ἀργυρᾶν 15× (3.9%)

ἀργυρᾶ 11× (2.7%)

'' 11× (2.5%)

ἀργυροῦν 11× (2.8%)

ἀργυραῖ 9× (2.3%)

ἀργυρᾶσ 7× (1.8%)

--- 7× (1.8%)

לשלחנות לְשֻׁלְחֲנוֹת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שלחן

shulchân

Definition

a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal

Root

from H7971 (שלח);

Exhaustive

from שלח; a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal; table.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7979

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֻׁלְחָן

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1432

Properly, what is spread out, a mat; generally, a table, then a meal. Also refers to the table of the shew-bread.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֻׁלְחָן

m. plur. • Page 678

table. Ex. 25 : 23 ff. עָרַךְ שֻׁלְחָן to spread or set a table, (for a meal,) Ps. 23: 5. Prov. 9: 2. שֻׁלְחַן הַפָּנִים the table of shew-bread, Num. 4: 7.

Preposition, Noun common feminine plural construct

LXX: τράπεζαν τραπέζησ τράπεζα --- τράπεζάν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7979:

τράπεζαν 26× (32.3%)

τραπέζησ 13× (16.8%)

τράπεζα 7× (9.2%)

--- 4× (6.0%)

τράπεζάν 4× (5.3%)

τράπεζαι 3× (4.5%)

τραπεζῶν 3× (4.3%)

τραπέζασ 3× (3.8%)

ἑκάστησ 2× (3.0%)

ὡσαύτωσ 2× (2.6%)

הכסף הַכָּסֶף׃

the Silver

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

כסף

keçeph

Definition

silver (from its pale color); by implication, money

Root

from H3700 (כסף);

Exhaustive

from כסף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3701

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כֶּסֶף

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 723

silver, so called from its whitish-grey, pale colour. It is used to denote silver as a metal, a shekel of silver, silver-ore, money, or what is bought for money.

כֶּסֶף

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 723

Aramaic word for silver, money.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כֶּסֶף

noun masculine • Page 324

1. silver. Gen. 23: 15. 2. money generally. Gen. 23: 13. Deut. 23: 20.

כְּסַף

chald. • Page 324

Chald. idem. (equivalent to silver). Dan. 2: 35. 5: 2, 4, 23.

כָּסַף

verb • Page 324

1. to be greedy or long for any thing. Ps. 17: 12. 2. to have compassion. Job 14: 15. Niph. to long for; to blush or be ashamed. Gen. 31: 30. Zeph. 2: 1.

Particle definite article, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἀργύριον ἀργυρίου ἀργυρίῳ ἀργυρᾶν ἀργυρᾶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3701:

ἀργύριον 156× (36.0%)

ἀργυρίου 104× (25.5%)

ἀργυρίῳ 18× (4.1%)

ἀργυρᾶν 15× (3.9%)

ἀργυρᾶ 11× (2.7%)

'' 11× (2.5%)

ἀργυροῦν 11× (2.8%)

ἀργυραῖ 9× (2.3%)

ἀργυρᾶσ 7× (1.8%)

--- 7× (1.8%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the gold of the weight for the tables of the arrangement for table and table; and silver for the tables of silver:

LITV Translation:
And he gave by weight gold for the tables of the Bread of Arrangement, for table and table; silver for the tables of silver;

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
He gave him likewise the weight of the tables of showbread, of each table of gold, and likewise of the tables of silver: