Numbers 4:5-6
New American Standard Bible
5 “When the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down (A)the veil of the curtain, and cover the (B)ark of the testimony with it; 6 and they shall place a (C)covering of [a]fine leather on it, and spread over it a cloth of pure [b]violet, and insert its carrying poles.
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- Numbers 4:6 Meaning of the Heb uncertain, and so throughout the ch
- Numbers 4:6 Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color, and so throughout the ch
Numbers 4:5-6
New International Version
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) 6 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.
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- Numbers 4:6 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals; also in verses 8, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 25
Numbers 4:15
New American Standard Bible
15 When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them by the poles, so that they will not touch the holy objects (A)and die. These are the [a]things in the tent of meeting that the sons of Kohath are to carry.
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- Numbers 4:15 Lit burden...of the sons
Numbers 4:15
New International Version
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,(A) only then are the Kohathites(B) to come and do the carrying.(C) But they must not touch the holy things(D) or they will die.(E) The Kohathites are to carry those things that are in the tent of meeting.
Deuteronomy 10:8
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8 (A)At that time the Lord singled out the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord (B)to serve Him and to bless in His name, until this day.
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Deuteronomy 31:25-26
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25 that Moses commanded the Levites (A)who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying, 26 “Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, so that it may [a]remain there as a witness against you.
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- Deuteronomy 31:26 Lit be
Deuteronomy 31:25-26
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25 he gave this command to the Levites who carried(A) the ark of the covenant of the Lord: 26 “Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. There it will remain as a witness against you.(B)
Joshua 3:3
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3 and they commanded the people, saying, “When you see the (A)ark of the covenant of the Lord your God with the Levitical priests carrying it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it.
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Joshua 3:3
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3 giving orders to the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant(A) of the Lord your God, and the Levitical(B) priests(C) carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it.
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