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All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
all all manner Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
All the vessels armour Noun H3627 כֵּלִים֙ ke·lim
of gold gold Noun H2091 לַזָּהָ֣ב laz·za·hav
and of silver money Noun H3701 וְלַכֶּ֔סֶף ve·lak·ke·sef,
[were] five fif Noun H2568 חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת cha·me·shet
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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All [these] did Sheshbazzar Sheshbazzar Noun H8339 שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֗ר she·she·ba·tzar
bring up arise Verb H5927 הֶעֱלָ֣ה he·'e·lah
all all manner Noun H3605 הַכֹּ֞ל hak·kol
with [them of] the captivity captive Noun H1473 הַגֹּולָ֔ה hag·go·v·lah,
that were brought up arise Verb H5927 הֵעָלֹ֣ות he·'a·lo·vt
from Babylon Babel Noun H894 מִבָּבֶ֖ל mib·ba·vel
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unto Jerusalem Jerusalem Noun H3389 לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ li·ru·sha·lim.
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Locations

Babylon

BABEL, BABYLON (1)ba'-bel, bab'-i-lon (Topographical): Babylon was the Greek name of the city written in the cuneiform script of the Babylonians, bab-ili, which means in Semitic, "the gate of god." The Hebrews called the country, as well as the city, Babhel. This name they considered came from the' root, balal, "to confound" (Genesis 11:9). The name in Sumer... View Details

Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

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King James Bible All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.
Hebrew Greek English All the vessels articles of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did numbered 5,400. Sheshbazzar bring brought them all up with them of the captivity that were brought exiles who went up from Babylon unto to Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible 1995 All the vessels articles of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did numbered 5,400. Sheshbazzar bring brought them all up with them of the captivity that were brought exiles who went up from Babylon unto to Jerusalem.