Numbers 4:8
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.
Numbers 4:8 in other translations
| BSB | And they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and insert the poles. |
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| WEB | They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles. |
| ASV | and they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof. |
| YLT | and they have spread over them a garment of scarlet, and have covered it with a covering of badger skin, and have placed its staves, |
| DARBY | And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put its staves to it. |
| BBE | And over them they are to put a red cloth, covering it with a leather cover, and putting its rods in their places. |
| Webster | 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 staffs of it. |
What does Numbers 4:8 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 4:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 4:8
- Numbers 4:9
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:
- Numbers 4:6-7
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. 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:
- Numbers 4:11-13
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: 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:
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Context
- Numbers 4:7
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:
- Numbers 4:8
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.
- Numbers 4:9
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:
Numbers 4:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y extenderán sobre ella el paño de carmesí colorado, y lo cubrirán con la cubierta de pieles de tejones; y le pondrán sus varas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils étendront sur ces choses un drap d’écarlate, et ils le couvriront d’une couverture de peaux de taissons, et ils y placeront les barres. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und hierüber sollen sie ein Tuch von Karmesin breiten und es mit einer Decke von Dachsfell bedecken; und sie sollen seine Stangen daran tun. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | extendentque desuper pallium coccineum, quod rursum operient velamento janthinarum pellium, et inducent vectes. |