Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar and spread a purple cloth over it. New Living Translation “They must remove the ashes from the altar for sacrifices and cover the altar with a purple cloth. English Standard Version And they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. Berean Standard Bible Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it, King James Bible And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon: New King James Version Also they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it. New American Standard Bible Then they shall clean away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it. NASB 1995 “Then they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it. NASB 1977 “Then they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it. Legacy Standard Bible Then they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. Amplified Bible Then they shall clean away the ashes from the altar [of burnt offering], and spread a purple cloth over it. Christian Standard Bible “They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it, Holman Christian Standard Bible They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it, American Standard Version And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon: Contemporary English Version They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar and cover it with a purple cloth. English Revised Version And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon: GOD'S WORD® Translation "After they take the ashes away, they will spread a purple cloth over the altar. Good News Translation They shall remove the greasy ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. International Standard Version They are also to remove the ashes on the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. Majority Standard Bible Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it, NET Bible Also, they must take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. New Heart English Bible They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it. Webster's Bible Translation And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth upon it: World English Bible “They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand have removed the ashes of the altar, and have spread a garment of purple over it, Young's Literal Translation and have removed the ashes of the altar, and have spread over it a garment of purple; Smith's Literal Translation And they shall anoint the altar, and spread upon it a purple garment: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey shall cleanse the altar also from the ashes, and shall wrap it up in a purple cloth, Catholic Public Domain Version Moreover, they shall cleanse the altar of ashes, and they shall wrap it in a purple garment, New American Bible After cleansing the altar of its ashes, they shall spread a purple cloth over it. New Revised Standard Version They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they shall take apart the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they shall remove the altar and they shall cover over it with a robe of purple. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he shall put the covering on the altar, and they shall cover it with a cloth all of purple. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Duties of the Kohathites…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, 14and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles.… Cross References Exodus 27:3 Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans. Leviticus 6:10-11 And the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it. / Then he must take off his garments, put on other clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place. 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. Exodus 30:1-10 “You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense. / It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece. / Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it. ... 1 Kings 7:48 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; 2 Chronicles 4:19 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; 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. Exodus 37:25-28 He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece. / And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it. / He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it. ... 1 Samuel 2:28 And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites. 2 Chronicles 29:18 Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread with all its utensils. Leviticus 16:12-13 Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil. / He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die. 1 Kings 6:20-22 The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar. / So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold. / So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary. 2 Chronicles 13:11 Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him. Exodus 40:26-27 Moses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil, / and he burned fragrant incense on it, just as the LORD had commanded him. Luke 1:9-11 he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. / And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside. / Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. Treasury of Scripture And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon: Numbers 4:6-9,11,12 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… Exodus 27:3-5 And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass… Exodus 39:1,41 And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses… Jump to Previous Altar Ashes Bronze Burned Cleanse Cloth Garment Purple Remove Removed Spread Thereon WasteJump to Next Altar Ashes Bronze Burned Cleanse Cloth Garment Purple Remove Removed Spread Thereon WasteNumbers 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 shall remove This phrase indicates a specific action to be undertaken by the Levites, particularly the Kohathites, who were responsible for the most sacred duties in the Tabernacle. The Hebrew root for "remove" is "sur," which implies a careful and deliberate action. This removal signifies a cleansing process, a necessary preparation for the altar's continued use in worship. It reflects the importance of purity and order in the service of God, reminding believers of the need for spiritual cleansing in their own lives. the ashes from the bronze altar spread a purple cloth over it Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then they shall remove the ashesוְדִשְּׁנ֖וּ (wə·ḏiš·šə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1878: To be fat, to fatten, to anoint, to satisfy, to remove, ashes from the bronze altar, הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4196: An altar spread וּפָרְשׂ֣וּ (ū·p̄ā·rə·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse a purple אַרְגָּמָֽן׃ (’ar·gā·mān) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 713: Purple, red-purple cloth בֶּ֖גֶד (be·ḡeḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage over it, עָלָ֔יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Links Numbers 4:13 NIVNumbers 4:13 NLT Numbers 4:13 ESV Numbers 4:13 NASB Numbers 4:13 KJV Numbers 4:13 BibleApps.com Numbers 4:13 Biblia Paralela Numbers 4:13 Chinese Bible Numbers 4:13 French Bible Numbers 4:13 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 4:13 They shall take away the ashes (Nu Num.) |