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fuÌ‚r´nish (מל×, maÌ„leÌ„'; πληÌθομαι, pleÌ„Ìthomai): To “furnish†is to supply with what is useful or necessary, to fit out, provide, equip. It is the translation of several Hebrew or Greek words: of maÌ„leÌ„', “to fill in or up,†“to complete†( the King James Version); naÌ„saÌ„, “to lift up,†“to aid†(); ‛aÌ„nakÌ£, Hiphil, probably “to lay on the neck,†“to encircle†(with a bracelet) (), of a slave set at liberty; ‛aÌ„rakh, “to arrange in order,†“to lay out a table†( the King James Version; ); ‛aÌ„saÌ„h kelı̄, “to make a vessel for containing things†(, “Furnish thyself to go into captivity,†the Revised Version, margin “Hebrew, make thee vessels of captivityâ€); pleÌ„thomai, “to be filled†( the King James Version); strō̇nnumı̄, “to strew,†“to spread†(; ); exartıÌzoÌ„, “to complete fully,†to equip†().
In Ecclesiasticus 29:26 we have “furnish a table†(kosmeÌoÌ„); 44:6, “furnished with ability†(choreÌ„geÌoÌ„); 1 Macc 14:34 the King James Version, “He furnished them with all things†(tıÌtheÌ„mi).