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Numbers 4:5-13
New American Standard Bible
Numbers 4:5-13
New American Standard Bible
5 “When the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down (A)the veil of the curtain, and cover the (B)ark of the testimony with it; 6 and they shall place a (C)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 (D)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. 9 Then they shall take a violet cloth and cover the (E)lampstand for the light, (F)along with its lamps, its tongs, its trays, and all its oil containers, by which they attend to it; 10 and they shall put it and all its utensils in a covering of fine leather, and put it on the carrying [c]bars. 11 Over the golden altar they shall spread a violet cloth, and cover it with a covering of fine leather, and they shall insert its carrying poles; 12 and they shall take all the utensils of service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a violet cloth and cover them with a covering of fine leather, and put them on the carrying [d]bars. 13 Then they shall clean away the [e]ashes from the (G)altar, and spread a purple cloth over it.
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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 4:10 Or frame
- Numbers 4:12 Or frame
- Numbers 4:13 Or fatty ashes; i.e., soaked with fat
Numbers 4:5-13
New International Version
Numbers 4:5-13
New International Version
5 When the camp is to move,(A) Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the shielding curtain(B) and put it over the ark of the covenant law.(C) 6 Then they are to cover the curtain with a durable leather,[a](D) spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles(E) in place.
7 “Over the table of the Presence(F) they are to spread a blue cloth and put on it the plates, dishes and bowls, and the jars for drink offerings;(G) the bread that is continually there(H) 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(I) in place.
9 “They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand that is for light, together with its lamps, its wick trimmers and trays,(J) and all its jars for the olive oil used to supply it. 10 Then they are to wrap it and all its accessories in a covering of the durable leather and put it on a carrying frame.(K)
11 “Over the gold altar(L) they are to spread a blue cloth and cover that with the durable leather and put the poles(M) in place.
12 “They are to take all the articles(N) used for ministering in the sanctuary, wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with the durable leather and put them on a carrying frame.(O)
13 “They are to remove the ashes(P) from the bronze altar(Q) and spread a purple cloth over it.
Footnotes
- Numbers 4:6 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals; also in verses 8, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 25
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