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The Duties of the Kohathites

Numbers 4:8

In 11 translations

BSB
And they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and insert the poles.
KJV
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.
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.
LSV
and they have spread a garment of scarlet over them, and have covered it with a covering of tachash skin, and have placed its poles,
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,
DBY
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].
DRC
And they shall spread over it a cloth of scarlet, which again they shall cover with a covering of violet skins, and shall put in the bars.
GNV
And they shall spread vpon them a couering of skarlet, and couer the same with a couering of badgers skinnes, and put to the barres thereof.
JPS
And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall set the staves thereof.
LXXE
And they shall put upon it a scarlet cloth, and they shall cover it with a blue covering of skin, and they shall put the staves into it.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וּפָרְשׂ֣וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם בֶּ֚גֶד תּוֹלַ֣עַת שָׁנִ֔י וְכִסּ֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ בְּמִכְסֵ֖ה ע֣וֹר תָּ֑חַשׁ וְשָׂמ֖וּ אֶת־בַּדָּֽיו׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐπιβαλοῦσιν ἐπʼ αὐτὴν ἱμάτιον κόκκινον, καὶ καλύψουσιν αὐτὴν καλύμματι δερματίνῳ ὑακινθίνῳ, καὶ διεμβαλοῦσι διʼ αὐτῆς τοὺς ἀναφορεῖς.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Numbers 4:11–13Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles. They are to take all the utensils for serving in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine…
  • Numbers 4:6–7They 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…
  • Numbers 4:9They 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.

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