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Numbers 4:6-8
Evangelical Heritage Version
Numbers 4:6-8
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 put a covering made from the hides of sea cows[a] over it, spread a solid blue cloth over that, and insert its poles.
7 Over the table for the Bread of the Presence[b] they are to spread a blue cloth and put the dishes, the small bowls, the larger bowls, and the pitchers for the drink offering on it.[c] The bread that is continually there is to remain on it. 8 Then they are to spread a scarlet cloth over these things, cover them with a covering made from the hides of sea cows, and insert its poles.
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- Numbers 4:6 Sea cows are similar to the manatees of Florida. The local name of the Red Sea variety is dugong. Alternate translations are dolphin skin, badger skin, goatskin, and fine leather.
- Numbers 4:7 Traditionally showbread
- Numbers 4:7 The precise identification of the four types of vessels or utensils is uncertain. See Exodus 25:29.
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