Numbers 4:13

“And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Numbers 4:13

And they shall take away the ashes from the Altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Numbers chapter 4

"Then they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
- American Standard Version (1901)

And they are to take away the burned waste from the altar, and put a purple cloth on it;
- Basic English Bible

And they shall cleanse the altar of the ashes, and spread a purple cloth thereon;
- Darby Bible

They shall cleanse the altar also from the ashes, and shall wrap it up in a purple cloth,
- Douay Rheims Bible

And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth upon it:
- Webster's Bible

They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.
- World English Bible

and have removed the ashes of the altar, and have spread over it a garment of purple;
- Youngs Literal Bible

And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Star1964's comment on 2023-09-01 09:20:01:

Was anyone ever curious to keep track of the number of people there was in each house? Called to service?

GiGi's comment on 2023-03-27 09:54:06:

Numbers Chapter 4

This chapter details how the items that together make up the tent of meeting/tabernacle are to be prepared for transport and then transported when the camp is to break and move according to the Lord's direction.

It is interesting that the items are to be covered with blue cloth and then with badger skins. I do not know what the blue cloth would indicate, but the badger skins would protect the items from rain and sun. Also, the badger skins would prevent the items from being viewed by the anyone other than the priests. All items were to be carried either with poles going through rings or suspended on poles. It does not say how the planks and curtains are to be transported. Perhaps since, they are heavy and numerous, they are divided up evenly among the men of the tribe of Merari.

Men between the ages of 30 and fifty were to do this work, most likely because they were in their prime and were strong and had the stamina to carry the items from one camp to the next. The terrain they traveled in was sometimes strenuous, going through ravines and hills and mountain passes. I wonder if they carried the items in shifts on the journey?

Also, I wonder what happened to the glory Presence of the Lord on the ark of the covenant when it was covered and transported. And also, what about the fire for the altar of sacrifice which was to be be kept burning always.

BADGERS SKIN's comment on 2022-04-17 11:55:24:

Gill's Exposition of the Bible

And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof,.... Upon the altar covered with a blue cloth; on that were to be put everything belonging to the altar:

wherewith they minister about it; the priests, when they offered sacrifice on it:

even the censers, the flesh-hooks, and the shovels, and the basins,

all the vessels of the altar; of which see Exodus 27:3,

and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins: to prevent the rains falling upon them, which being all of brass, would be apt to tarnish:

and put to the staves of it; which were made to bear and carry it on such an occasion as this, Exodus 27:6. No mention is made of the laver, though there is both in the Septuagint and Samaritan versions, which add,"and they shall take a purple cloth and cover the layer, and its base, and shall put it into a covering of skin of a blue colour, and put it upon bearers:''but perhaps the reason why this is not mentioned is, because it was carried uncovered; the mystery of which, Ainsworth conjectures, was this, that it might be a lively representation of the grace of God in Christ, continuing and opened as an ever springing fountain, where always God's elect, having faith in him, may wash and purge themselves in the blood of Christ unto forgiveness of sin sanctification of the Spirit, and salvation; see Zechariah 13:1.

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Linnie Branton's comment on 2022-04-17 05:55:06:

The badger is an unclean animal. Is the badger referenced here the same animal that we know as a badger?

David Williams's comment on 2021-12-15 01:46:42:

Thomas, badger then is not the current animal we know as badger. In the old days, badger was a sea cow.

jesse sparks's comment on 2012-07-02 07:45:43:

this is tell us to forget and cleanse our mind of old things. and give it to the LORD.

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