and the forks, the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 17. Lions. S. Jerom seems to have read cephir, instead of the present cephor, which is rendered “a cup, or bowl.” 1 Ezra 1:10. Calmet.—Septuagint Alex. “and of the flesh-hooks, libation vessels and bowls; and the weight of the golden and silver vessels (kepphoure; a word which they do not translate) of each weight.” Bible.—The change of i for u was very easy; and perhaps the basins were ornamented with representations of lions. D. Menochius.—We do not find cephor used before, to denote any of the vessels of the tabernacle: but Esdras uses it, (Calmet. 8:27) whence it is inferred that it is of Chal. extraction.