Numbers 4:6-8
New International Version
6 Then they are to cover the curtain with a durable leather,[a](A) spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles(B) in place.
7 “Over the table of the Presence(C) they are to spread a blue cloth and put on it the plates, dishes and bowls, and the jars for drink offerings;(D) the bread that is continually there(E) is to remain on it. 8 They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover that with the durable leather and put the poles(F) in place.
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- Numbers 4:6 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals; also in verses 8, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 25
Numbers 4:6-8
New King James Version
6 Then they shall put on it a covering of badger skins, and spread over that a cloth entirely of (A)blue; and they shall insert (B)its poles.
7 “On the (C)table of showbread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the pans, the bowls, and the [a]pitchers for pouring; and the (D)showbread[b] shall be on it. 8 They shall spread over them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of badger skins; and they shall insert its poles.
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- Numbers 4:7 jars for the drink offering
- Numbers 4:7 Lit. continual bread
Numbers 4:6-8
New American Standard Bible
6 and they shall place a (A)covering of [a]fine leather on it, and spread over it a cloth of pure [b]violet, and insert its carrying poles. 7 Over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall also spread a cloth of violet and put on it the dishes, the pans, the sacrificial bowls, and the jugs for the drink offering; and (B)the continual bread shall be on it. 8 And they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet material, and cover the same with a covering of fine leather, and they shall insert its carrying poles.
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- Numbers 4:6 Meaning of the Heb uncertain, and so throughout the ch
- Numbers 4:6 Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color, and so throughout the ch
Numbers 4:6-8
King James Version
6 And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.
7 And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:
8 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.
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