Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “They are to take all the articles used for ministering in the sanctuary, wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with the durable leather and put them on a carrying frame. New Living Translation They must take all the remaining furnishings of the sanctuary and wrap them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine goatskin leather, and place them on the carrying frame. English Standard Version And they shall take all the vessels of the service that are used in the sanctuary and put them in a cloth of blue and cover them with a covering of goatskin and put them on the carrying frame. Berean Standard Bible They are to take all the utensils for serving in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine leather, and put them on the carrying frame. King James Bible And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar: New King James Version Then they shall take all the utensils of service with which they minister in the sanctuary, put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of badger skins, and put them on a carrying beam. New American Standard Bible and they shall take all the utensils of service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a violet cloth and cover them with a covering of fine leather, and put them on the carrying bars. NASB 1995 and they shall take all the utensils of service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth and cover them with a covering of porpoise skin, and put them on the carrying bars. NASB 1977 and they shall take all the utensils of service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth and cover them with a covering of porpoise skin, and put them on the carrying bars. Legacy Standard Bible and they shall take all the utensils of ministry, with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth and cover them with a covering of porpoise skin and put them on the carrying bars. Amplified Bible and they shall take all the utensils of the service with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, and cover them with a covering of porpoise skin, and put them on the carrying bars. Christian Standard Bible They are to take all the serving utensils they use in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering made of fine leather, and put them on a carrying frame. Holman Christian Standard Bible They are to take all the serving utensils they use in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering made of manatee skin, and put them on a carrying frame.” American Standard Version and they shall take all the vessels of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame. Contemporary English Version Next, Aaron and his sons will take blue cloth and wrap all the objects used in worship at the sacred tent. These will need to be covered with a piece of fine leather, then placed on a carrying frame. English Revised Version and they shall take all the vessels of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame. GOD'S WORD® Translation "They will take all the articles that are used in the holy place, put them in a violet cloth, cover that with fine leather, and put them on a frame to carry them. Good News Translation They shall take all the utensils used in the Holy Place, wrap them in a blue cloth, put a fine leather cover over them, and place them on a carrying frame. International Standard Version Then they are to take all the utensils for service with which they minister at the sanctuary, set them on the blue cloth, cover them with the leather-dyed skin covering, and then set them on the beams for transport. Majority Standard Bible They are to take all the utensils for serving in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine leather, and put them on the carrying frame. NET Bible Then they must take all the utensils of the service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of fine leather, and put them on a carrying beam. New Heart English Bible They shall take all the vessels of ministry, with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, and cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame. Webster's Bible Translation And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar. World English Bible “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. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand have taken all the vessels of ministry with which they minister in the holy place, and have put [them] into a garment of blue, and have covered them with a covering of tachash skin, and have put [them] on the bar, Young's Literal Translation and have taken all the vessels of ministry wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and have put them unto a garment of blue, and have covered them with a covering of badger skin, and have put them on the bar, Smith's Literal Translation And they shall take all the vessels of the service which they shall serve in them in the holy place, and they gave to the garment of cerulean purple, and they covered them in a tahash skin covering, and they gave upon the bar. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAll the vessels wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, they shall wrap up in a cloth of violet, and shall spread over it a cover of violet skins, and put in the bars. Catholic Public Domain Version All the vessels with which they minister in the Sanctuary they shall wrap in a cloth of hyacinth, and they shall extend over it a covering of violet skins, and they shall draw in the bars. New American Bible Taking the utensils of the sanctuary service, they shall put them all in violet cloth and cover them with a covering of yellow-orange skin. They shall then place them on a litter. New Revised Standard Version and they shall take all the utensils of the service that are used in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, and cover them with a covering of fine leather, and put them on the carrying frame. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they shall take all the vessels of the ministry wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on poles; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they shall take all of the implements of ministry with which they minister in holiness and they will put them in a robe of dark blue and they shall cover them in a cover of leather of sky blue and they will put them on poles. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they shall take all the vessels of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on a bar. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they shall take all the instruments of service, with which they minister in the sanctuary: and shall place them in a cloth of blue, and shall cover them with blue skin covering, and put them upon staves. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Duties of the Kohathites…11Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles. 12They are to take all the utensils for serving in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine leather, and put them on the carrying frame. 13Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,… Cross References Exodus 25:9 You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you. Exodus 25:40 See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain. Exodus 31:7-9 the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent— / the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, / the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand— Exodus 37:16 He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings. Exodus 39:33-41 Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, and its posts and bases; / the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather, and the veil of the covering; / the ark of the Testimony with its poles and the mercy seat; ... Exodus 40:9-10 Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy. / Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it shall be most holy. Leviticus 8:10-11 Next, Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it; and so he consecrated them. / He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them. 1 Kings 7:48-50 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; / the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple. 2 Chronicles 4:19-22 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed; / the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold; ... 2 Chronicles 5:1 So all the work that Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God. Hebrews 9:21 In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship. Hebrews 9:4 containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. Hebrews 8:5 The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.” Hebrews 9:23 So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. Revelation 8:3-5 Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. / And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel. / Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake. Treasury of Scripture And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar: Numbers 4:7,9 And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon: … Numbers 3:8 And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. Exodus 25:9 According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it. Jump to Previous Articles Badgers Bar Bars Blue Carrying Cloth Cover Covered Covering Frame Garment Goatskin Hides Holy Instruments Leather Minister Ministering Ministry Pole Porpoise Sanctuary Sea Sealskin Serve Service Skin Skins Used Utensils Vessels Wherewith WrapJump to Next Articles Badgers Bar Bars Blue Carrying Cloth Cover Covered Covering Frame Garment Goatskin Hides Holy Instruments Leather Minister Ministering Ministry Pole Porpoise Sanctuary Sea Sealskin Serve Service Skin Skins Used Utensils Vessels Wherewith WrapNumbers 4 1. The age at which the Levites were to serve, and the duration of the service4. The duty of the Kohathites 16. The charge of Eleazar 17. The office of the priests 21. The duty of the Gershonites 29. Of the Merarites 34. The number of the Kohathites 38. Of the Gershonites 42. And of the Merarites Then they are to take This phrase indicates a specific instruction given to the Levites, particularly the Kohathites, who were responsible for the most sacred duties in the Tabernacle. The Hebrew root for "take" is "laqach," which implies a careful and deliberate action. This reflects the reverence and precision required in handling holy objects, emphasizing the sanctity and order God demands in worship. all the utensils for serving in the sanctuary place them in a blue cloth cover them with fine leather and put them on a carrying frame Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They are to takeוְלָקְחוּ֩ (wə·lā·qə·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3947: To take all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the utensils כְּלֵ֨י (kə·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus for serving הַשָּׁרֵ֜ת (haš·šā·rêṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8335: (religious) ministry in the sanctuary, בַּקֹּ֗דֶשׁ (baq·qō·ḏeš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity place וְנָֽתְנוּ֙ (wə·nā·ṯə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set them in אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to a blue תְּכֵ֔לֶת (tə·ḵê·leṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8504: The cerulean mussel, the color, obtained therefrom, stuff dyed therewith cloth, בֶּ֣גֶד (be·ḡeḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage cover וְכִסּ֣וּ (wə·ḵis·sū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover them אוֹתָ֔ם (’ō·w·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case with בְּמִכְסֵ֖ה (bə·miḵ·sêh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4372: A covering, weatherboarding fine leather, תָּ֑חַשׁ (tā·ḥaš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8476: Perhaps porpoise (a kind of leather or skin) and put וְנָתְנ֖וּ (wə·nā·ṯə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set them on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against a carrying frame. הַמּֽוֹט׃ (ham·mō·wṭ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4132: A wavering, fall, a pole, a yoke Links Numbers 4:12 NIVNumbers 4:12 NLT Numbers 4:12 ESV Numbers 4:12 NASB Numbers 4:12 KJV Numbers 4:12 BibleApps.com Numbers 4:12 Biblia Paralela Numbers 4:12 Chinese Bible Numbers 4:12 French Bible Numbers 4:12 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 4:12 They shall take all the vessels (Nu Num.) |