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New Living Translation

Numbers 4:11

"Next they must spread a blue cloth over the gold incense altar and cover this cloth with fine goatskin leather. Then they must attach the carrying poles to the altar.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Altar;   Badger;   Colors;   Levites;   Priest;   Skin;   Tabernacle;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Altar of Incense;   Levites, the;   Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Kohath;   Levites;   Purple;   Tabernacle;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Blue;   Skin, Coats Made of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Badger;   Levites;   Priest;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Badger Skins;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Kohath, Kohathites;   Moses;   Numbers, Book of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Badgers' Skins;   Cloth;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Table;   Uzzah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Koliath;   Tabernacle;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Badger;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Cover;   Porpoise;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Altar;   Badger;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.
King James Version
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:
Lexham English Bible
Over the altar of gold they will spread a blue cloth, and they will cover it with a covering of fine leather and place its poles.
New Century Version
"They must spread a blue cloth over the gold altar, cover it with fine leather, and put the poles in place.
New English Translation
"They must spread a blue cloth on the gold altar, and cover it with a covering of fine leather; and they must insert its poles.
Amplified Bible
"Over the golden [incense] altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of porpoise skin, and shall insert its carrying poles;
New American Standard Bible
"Over the golden altar they shall spread a violet cloth, and cover it with a covering of fine leather, and they shall insert its carrying poles;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Also vpon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blewe silke, and couer it with a couering of badgers skinnes, & put to the barres thereof.
Legacy Standard Bible
And over the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth and cover it with a covering of porpoise skin and shall insert its poles;
Contemporary English Version
The gold incense altar is to be covered with a blue cloth, and then with a piece of fine leather, before its carrying poles are put in place.
Complete Jewish Bible
On the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with a covering of fine leather and insert its carrying-poles.
Darby Translation
And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put its staves [to it].
Easy-to-Read Version
"They must spread a blue cloth over the golden altar. They must cover that with fine leather. Then they must put the poles for carrying it in the rings on the altar.
English Standard Version
And over the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue and cover it with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles.
George Lamsa Translation
And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers skins, and shall put it upon its poles;
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
“They are to spread a blue cloth over the gold altar, cover it with a covering made of fine leather, and insert its poles.
Literal Translation
And they shall spread a blue cloth on the golden altar, and shall cover it with a covering of dugong skin, and shall put in its staves.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So shal they sprede a yalowe clothe ouer the golden altare also, and couer the same with a couerynge of doo skynnes, and put it vpon staues.
American Standard Version
And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof:
Bible in Basic English
On the gold altar they are to put a blue cloth, covering it with a leather cover; and they are to put its rods in their places.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And vpon the golden aulter, they shall spreade a cloth of blewe silke, and couer it with a couering of Badgers skinnes, and put to the barres therof.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall set the staves thereof.
King James Version (1611)
And vpon the golden Altar they shall spread a cloth of blew, and couer it with a couering of badgers skinnes, and shall put to the staues thereof.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they shall put a blue cloth for a cover on the golden altar, and shall cover it with a blue skin cover, and put in its staves.
English Revised Version
And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof:
Berean Standard Bible
Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also and thei schulen wlappe the goldun auter in a clooth of iacynt; and thei schulen stretche forth aboue an hilyng of `skynnys of iacynt, and thei schulen putte in barris.
Young's Literal Translation
`And on the golden altar they spread a garment of blue, and have covered it with a covering of badger skin, and have placed its staves;
Update Bible Version
And on the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the poles thereof:
Webster's Bible Translation
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 it its staffs.
World English Bible
On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.
New King James Version
"Over the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of badger skins; and they shall insert its poles.
New Life Bible
They will spread a blue cloth over the altar of gold, and cover it with badgers' skins. And they will put in the long pieces of wood to carry it.
New Revised Standard
Over the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of fine leather, and shall put its poles in place;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And upon the altar of gold, shall they spread a wrapper of blue, and shall cover the same in a covering of badgers skin, - and shall put in the staves thereof,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall wrap up the golden altar also in a cloth of violet, and shall spread over it a cover of violet skins, and put in the bars.
Revised Standard Version
And over the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles;
THE MESSAGE
"They are to spread a blue cloth over the Gold Altar and cover it with dolphin skins and place it on a carrying frame.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Over the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth and cover it with a covering of porpoise skin, and shall insert its poles;

Contextual Overview

1 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2 "Record the names of the members of the clans and families of the Kohathite division of the tribe of Levi. 3 List all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who are eligible to serve in the Tabernacle. 4 "The duties of the Kohathites at the Tabernacle will relate to the most sacred objects. 5 When the camp moves, Aaron and his sons must enter the Tabernacle first to take down the inner curtain and cover the Ark of the Covenant with it. 6 Then they must cover the inner curtain with fine goatskin leather and spread over that a single piece of blue cloth. Finally, they must put the carrying poles of the Ark in place. 7 "Next they must spread a blue cloth over the table where the Bread of the Presence is displayed, and on the cloth they will place the bowls, ladles, jars, pitchers, and the special bread. 8 They must spread a scarlet cloth over all of this, and finally a covering of fine goatskin leather on top of the scarlet cloth. Then they must insert the carrying poles into the table. 9 "Next they must cover the lampstand with a blue cloth, along with its lamps, lamp snuffers, trays, and special jars of olive oil. 10 Then they must cover the lampstand and its accessories with fine goatskin leather and place the bundle on a carrying frame.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 30:1-19, Exodus 37:25-28, Exodus 39:38, Exodus 40:5, Exodus 40:26, Exodus 40:27

Reciprocal: Exodus 25:13 - General Numbers 4:6 - a cloth Numbers 4:8 - General Numbers 4:13 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 3:14
Then the Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all animals, domestic and wild. You will crawl on your belly, groveling in the dust as long as you live.
Genesis 4:14
You have banished me from the land and from your presence; you have made me a homeless wanderer. Anyone who finds me will kill me!"
Genesis 4:15
The Lord replied, "No, for I will give a sevenfold punishment to anyone who kills you." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who might try to kill him.
Genesis 4:16
So Cain left the Lord 's presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Genesis 4:19
Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was Zillah.
Genesis 4:20
Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock and live in tents.
Genesis 4:21
His brother's name was Jubal, the first of all who play the harp and flute.
Genesis 4:26
When Seth grew up, he had a son and named him Enosh. At that time people first began to worship the Lord by name.
Job 16:18
"O earth, do not conceal my blood. Let it cry out on my behalf.
Isaiah 26:21
Look! The Lord is coming from heaven to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will no longer hide those who have been killed. They will be brought out for all to see.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue,.... The altar of incense, which was overlaid with gold, and therefore called a golden one, to which the allusion is in Revelation 8:3;

and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins; after the cloth of blue was spread upon it:

and shall put to the staves thereof; into the rings, both made to bear and carry it, upon occasion, from place to place.


 
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