They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.
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They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.
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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.
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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.
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- Numbers 4:6-7 put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles. “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.
- Numbers 4:9 “They shall take a blue cloth and cover the lamp stand of the light, its lamps, its snuffers, its snuff dishes, and all its oil vessels, with which they minister to it.
- 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.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Num 4:8 And they shall spread upon them a…
Num 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.
Ver. 8. And cover the same.] It is well observed, that only the ark (representing Christ), and the table with show bread, (representing the Church), had three coverings; all the other holy things had but two, for "a covert from storm and from rain." Thus, "upon all the glory shall be a defence." {Isa 4:5-6}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they shall spread upon them a cloth of…
And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet,.... Upon the dishes and other vessels belonging to the shewbread table, and on the shewbread itself:
and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins; this was clearly the outward covering, and seems to confirm the observation made in Num 4:6; that the same sort of covering was the outermost covering of the ark:
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and shall put in the staves thereof; which belonged to the table, and were made to carry it with on occasion, from place to place; see Exo 25:27; and the same phrase being used as here of the staves of the ark in Num 4:6; seems to confirm the sense of them there, that they were taken out and put in upon this occasion, though otherwise fixed.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (8) And cover the same.—Better, and cover it (the…
(8) And cover the same.—Better, and cover it (the table).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Shall put in the staves thereof. This formula is…
Shall put in the staves thereof. This formula is repeated alike with reference to the ark, the table, and the two altars. It would therefore be natural to suppose that the staves had all been taken out while the various coverings were put on. On the other hand, it is expressly directed in Exo_25:15 that the staves of the ark shall "not be taken from it." Two explanations are possible. Either the former command does not contemplate the necessity of wrapping up the ark, and only applies to all times when it was at rest, or in movement; or else the latter direction only means, in the ease of the ark, that the staves should be adjusted for the purpose of bearing.
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