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Numbers 4:13

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:

And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:

14 And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers’ skins, and put to the staves of it.

15 And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

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BSB
Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,
KJV
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
WEB
“They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.
ASV
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
DARBY
And they shall cleanse the altar of the ashes, and spread a purple cloth thereon;
BLB
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread over it a cloth of purple.
ÅB
Alteret[^2] skal de rense for asken og bre en duk av purpurrød ull over det.
OTB
De skal fjerne asken fra bronsalteret og legge et purpurfarget klede over det.
B1930
Alteret skal de rense for asken og bre et klæde av purpurrød ull over det. / < brennoffer-alteret.>

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Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 6:12–13

    And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.

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  • Exodus 39:1

    And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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  • Exodus 27:1–8

    And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.

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  • Exodus 39:41

    The cloths of service to do service in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons’ garments, to minister in the priest’s office.

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  • Numbers 4:11–12

    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:

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  • Numbers 4:6–9

    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.

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