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When the camp is to set out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down (A)the veil of the screen and cover (B)the ark of the testimony with it. Then they shall put on it a covering of goatskin[a] and spread on top of that a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its (C)poles. And over the (D)table of the bread of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue and put on it the plates, the dishes for incense, the bowls, and the flagons for the drink offering; (E)the regular show bread also shall be on it. Then they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet and cover the same with a covering of goatskin, and shall (F)put in its poles. And they shall take a cloth of blue and cover (G)the lampstand for the light, with its lamps, its tongs, its trays, and all the vessels for oil with which it is supplied. 10 And they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of goatskin and put it on the carrying frame. 11 And over (H)the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue and cover it with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. 12 And they shall take all (I)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. 13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. 14 And they shall put on it all the utensils of the altar, which are used for the service there, the firepans, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. 15 And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, as the camp sets out, after that (J)the sons of Kohath shall come to carry these, (K)but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the things of the tent of meeting that the sons of Kohath are to carry.

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  1. Numbers 4:6 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain; compare Exodus 25:5

When the camp is to move,(A) Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the shielding curtain(B) and put it over the ark of the covenant law.(C) Then they are to cover the curtain with a durable leather,[a](D) spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles(E) in place.

“Over the table of the Presence(F) they are to spread a blue cloth and put on it the plates, dishes and bowls, and the jars for drink offerings;(G) the bread that is continually there(H) is to remain on it. They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover that with the durable leather and put the poles(I) in place.

“They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand that is for light, together with its lamps, its wick trimmers and trays,(J) and all its jars for the olive oil used to supply it. 10 Then they are to wrap it and all its accessories in a covering of the durable leather and put it on a carrying frame.(K)

11 “Over the gold altar(L) they are to spread a blue cloth and cover that with the durable leather and put the poles(M) in place.

12 “They are to take all the articles(N) 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.(O)

13 “They are to remove the ashes(P) from the bronze altar(Q) and spread a purple cloth over it. 14 Then they are to place on it all the utensils(R) used for ministering at the altar, including the firepans,(S) meat forks,(T) shovels(U) and sprinkling bowls.(V) Over it they are to spread a covering of the durable leather and put the poles(W) in place.

15 “After Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and when the camp is ready to move,(X) only then are the Kohathites(Y) to come and do the carrying.(Z) But they must not touch the holy things(AA) or they will die.(AB) The Kohathites are to carry those things that are in the tent of meeting.

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  1. Numbers 4:6 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals; also in verses 8, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 25