New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 Kings

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49

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and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold;

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
and the lampstands, a lampstand Noun H4501 הַ֠מְּנֹרֹות ham·me·no·ro·vt
five five Noun H2568 חָמֵ֨שׁ cha·mesh
Analysis:

Five: Incompletion or lacking

For a person to understand the meaning of the number “five”, one must first realize that the meaning of the number ten is completion or wholeness. Since five is half of ten, the idea is that the number five represents incompletion or that which is lacking. A Scripture that expresses this idea is found in the book of John. At a place called Beit Chesed (Bethesda), there was a pool whose waters healed the sick. The reader is told that around the pool there were five porches. It is stated that on these five porches laid individuals who were not whole. Some were paralyzed and the rest of them had a variety of health problems. It is not a chance happening that these people who were lacking their health were on five porches. Another well-known passage that contains the number five is found in I Samuel 17. In the account of David and Goliath, David picks up five stones (see I Samuel 17:40). Why is the reader told the specific number and not simply that David had gathered a few stones? The answer is to assist the reader in understanding that the stone, which David hurled at Goliath, was not the source of victory. Rather, this was only the means that God used to accomplish His victory. In other words, the stone and even David, who hurled this stone at Goliath, were insufficient to bring about this victory.

One of the first places where the idea of "lacking" or "incompleteness" is seen regarding the number five is in the book of Genesis. In chapter 18, two angels are sent to Sodom to destroy the city. God tells Abraham that if 50 righteous people are found in the city, then the city will be free of this punishment (We will learn that the number 50 is related to freedom when this number is studied). This is revealed to Abraham and he responds saying, perhaps the city will lack 50 righteous people by five. It is significant that Abraham uses the number five when referring to the city lacking enough righteous people. 

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on the right side right hand Noun H3225 מִיָּמִ֜ין mi·ya·min
and five five Noun H2568 וְחָמֵ֧שׁ ve·cha·mesh
Analysis:

Five: Incompletion or lacking

For a person to understand the meaning of the number “five”, one must first realize that the meaning of the number ten is completion or wholeness. Since five is half of ten, the idea is that the number five represents incompletion or that which is lacking. A Scripture that expresses this idea is found in the book of John. At a place called Beit Chesed (Bethesda), there was a pool whose waters healed the sick. The reader is told that around the pool there were five porches. It is stated that on these five porches laid individuals who were not whole. Some were paralyzed and the rest of them had a variety of health problems. It is not a chance happening that these people who were lacking their health were on five porches. Another well-known passage that contains the number five is found in I Samuel 17. In the account of David and Goliath, David picks up five stones (see I Samuel 17:40). Why is the reader told the specific number and not simply that David had gathered a few stones? The answer is to assist the reader in understanding that the stone, which David hurled at Goliath, was not the source of victory. Rather, this was only the means that God used to accomplish His victory. In other words, the stone and even David, who hurled this stone at Goliath, were insufficient to bring about this victory.

One of the first places where the idea of "lacking" or "incompleteness" is seen regarding the number five is in the book of Genesis. In chapter 18, two angels are sent to Sodom to destroy the city. God tells Abraham that if 50 righteous people are found in the city, then the city will be free of this punishment (We will learn that the number 50 is related to freedom when this number is studied). This is revealed to Abraham and he responds saying, perhaps the city will lack 50 righteous people by five. It is significant that Abraham uses the number five when referring to the city lacking enough righteous people. 

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on the left, the left Noun H8040 מִשְּׂמֹ֛אול mis·se·mo·vl
in front face, faces Noun H6440 לִפְנֵ֥י lif·nei
of the inner sanctuary, perhaps (a place of) speaking (the innermost room of Solomon's temple) Noun H1687 הַדְּבִ֖יר had·de·vir
of pure to shut, close Verb H5462 סָג֑וּר sa·gur;
gold; gold Noun H2091 זָהָ֣ב za·hav
and the flowers a bud, sprout Noun H6525 וְהַפֶּ֧רַח ve·hap·pe·rach
and the lamps a lamp Noun H5216 וְהַנֵּרֹ֛ת ve·han·ne·rot
and the tongs, tongs, snuffers Noun H4457 וְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִם ve·ham·mel·ka·cha·yim
of gold; gold Noun H2091 זָהָֽב׃ za·hav.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold;
King James Bible and And the lampstands, candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side side, and five on the left, in front of before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; oracle, with the flowers, and the flowers lamps, and the lamps and the tongs, tongs of gold;gold,
Hebrew Greek English and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold;