Numbers 4:7
5 Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.
6 They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles.
Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it, along with the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to remain on it.
8 And they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and insert the poles.
9 They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.
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.
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- BSB
- Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it, along with the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to remain on it.
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- “On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the cups with which to pour out; and the continual bread shall be on it.
- ASV
- And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls and the cups wherewith to pour out; and the continual bread shall be thereon:
- DARBY
- And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue; and put thereon the dishes, and the cups, and the bowls, and goblets of the drink-offering; and the continual bread shall be thereon.
- BLB
- And on the table of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put on it the dishes, and the pans, and the bowls, and the pitchers for the drink offering, and the bread shall continually be on it.
- ÅB
- Over skuebrøds-bordet skal de bre en duk av blå ull, og på det skal de legge fatene og skålene og begerne og drikkoffer-kannene, og det stadige brød[^1] skal også ligge der.
- OTB
- Over skuebrødsbordet skal de legge et fiolett klede og sette på det fatene, pannene, offerskålene og kannene til drikkofferet; det kontinuerlige brødet skal forbli på det.
- B1930
- Over skuebrøds-bordet skal de bre et klæde av blå ull, og på det skal de legge fatene og skålene og begerne og drikkoffer-kannene, og det stadige brød skal også ligge der. / < skuebrødene.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 24:5–8
You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,
Read in contextExodus 25:23–30
You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
Read in contextExodus 37:10–16
He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
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