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put a covering made from the hides of sea cows[a] over it, spread a solid blue cloth over that, and insert its poles.

Over the table for the Bread of the Presence[b] they are to spread a blue cloth and put the dishes, the small bowls, the larger bowls, and the pitchers for the drink offering on it.[c] The bread that is continually there is to remain on it. Then they are to spread a scarlet cloth over these things, cover them with a covering made from the hides of sea cows, and insert its poles.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 4:6 Sea cows are similar to the manatees of Florida. The local name of the Red Sea variety is dugong. Alternate translations are dolphin skin, badger skin, goatskin, and fine leather.
  2. Numbers 4:7 Traditionally showbread
  3. Numbers 4:7 The precise identification of the four types of vessels or utensils is uncertain. See Exodus 25:29.