put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles.

  • KJV King James Version

    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.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    and shall put thereon a covering of sealskin, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall set the staves thereof.

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Cross-references (7)

Passages linked to Numbers 4:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Exodus 25:13-15 You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark. The poles shall be in the rings of the ark. They shall not be taken from it.
  • Exodus 35:19 the finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place—the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons—to minister in the priest’s office.’ ”
  • Exodus 39:1 Of the blue, purple, and scarlet, they made finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
  • Exodus 39:41 the finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office.
  • Numbers 4:7-8 “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. They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.
  • Numbers 4:11-13 “On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles. “They shall take all the vessels of ministry with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame. “They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.
  • 1 Kings 8:7-8 For the cherubim spread their wings out over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above. The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the holy place before the inner sanctuary; but they were not seen outside. They are there to this day.

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Explain this verse (10 sources)

Historical commentary, presented as a primary source — not an endorsement.

Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain That is, put them upon their shoulders to carry…

That is, put them upon their shoulders to carry it: for the bars of the Ark could never be removed.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain the covering of badgers’ skins the ark was secured…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins,....…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Badgers-skins - Whereby the ark was secured from the…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain wholly of blue - Compare Exo 25:4 note. The…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Put in the bars. Hebrew, "place the bars," upon…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain covering of badgers' skins--(See on Exo 25:5). The covering,…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 6. The covering — This must be distinguished from…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6) And shall put in the staves thereof.—The staves…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The covering of badgers" skins. Probably of sea-cow skins…

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