Numbers 4:10
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.
9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:
And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put it upon a bar.
11 And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:
12 And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put them on a bar:
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then they shall wrap it and all its utensils inside a covering of fine leather and put it on the carrying frame.
- KJV
- And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put it upon a bar.
- WEB
- They shall put it and all its vessels within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it on the frame.
- ASV
- and they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it upon the frame.
- DARBY
- and they shall put it and all the utensils thereof within a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put it upon a pole.
- BLB
- And they shall put it and all its vessels in a covering of badger skins, and put [it] on the carrying pole.
- ÅB
- Og de skal legge den og alt som hører til den, i et dekke av takasskinn og legge det på en bærebør.
- OTB
- Deretter skal de legge den og alle dens redskaper i et dekke av holdbart skinn og plassere det på bærestativet.
- B1930
- Og de skal legge den og alt som hører til den, i et dekke av takasskinn og legge det på en bærebør.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 4:6
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.
Read in contextNumbers 4:12
And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put them on a bar:
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