Numbers 4:11
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:
Numbers 4:11 in other translations
| BSB | Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles. |
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| WEB | “On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles. |
| ASV | And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof: |
| YLT | ‘And on the golden altar they spread a garment of blue, and have covered it with a covering of badger skin, and have placed its staves; |
| DARBY | And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put its staves to it. |
| BBE | On the gold altar they are to put a blue cloth, covering it with a leather cover; and they are to put its rods in their places. |
| Webster | 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 it its staffs. |
What does Numbers 4:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 4:4-15
4-15. This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath, &c.--They are mentioned first, from their close connection with Aaron; and the special department of duty assigned to them during the journeyings of Israel accorded with the charge they had received of the precious contents of the tabernacle. But these were to be previously covered by the common priests, who, as well as the high priest, were admitted on such…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 4:4-20
The Kohathites were to carry the holy things of the tabernacle. All the holy things were to be covered; not only for security and respect, but to keep them from being seen. This not only marked the reverence due to holy things, but the mystery of the things signified by those types, and the darkness of the dispensation. But now, through Christ, the case is altered, and we are encouraged to come boldly to the throne…
Numbers 4:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 4:11
- Exodus 30:1-19
And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it. A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal. …
- Exodus 39:38
And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,
- Exodus 40:26-27
And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail: And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the Lord commanded Moses.
- Exodus 40:5
And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
- Exodus 37:25-28
And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same. And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about. And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal. And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
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Context
- Numbers 4:10
And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put it upon a bar.
- Numbers 4:11
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:
- Numbers 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:
Numbers 4:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y sobre el altar de oro extenderán el paño cárdeno, y le cubrirán con la cubierta de pieles de tejones, y le pondrán sus varales. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et sur l’autel d’or ils étendront un drap de bleu, et le couvriront d’une couverture de peaux de taissons, et y placeront les barres. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und über den goldenen Altar sollen sie ein Tuch von blauem Purpur breiten und ihn mit einer Decke von Dachsfell bedecken und seine Stangen daran tun. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Necnon et altare aureum involvent hyacinthino vestimento, et extendent desuper operimentum janthinarum pellium, inducentque vectes. |