Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and have removed the ashes of the altar, and have spread over it a garment of purple;
New American Standard Bible
Then they shall take away the
King James Version
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
Holman Bible
“They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar, 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.
A Conservative Version
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.
American Standard Version
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
Amplified
Then they shall clean away the ashes from the altar [of burnt offering], and spread a purple cloth over it.
Bible in Basic English
And they are to take away the burned waste from the altar, and put a purple cloth on it;
Darby Translation
And they shall cleanse the altar of the ashes, and spread a purple cloth thereon;
Julia Smith Translation
And they shall anoint the altar, and spread upon it a purple garment:
King James 2000
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it:
Lexham Expanded Bible
They will remove the fat-soaked ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it;
Modern King James verseion
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they shall take away the ashes out of the altar, and spread a scarlet cloth thereon:
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Then shall they remove the fat-ashes from the altar, - and spread over it a wrapper of purple;
Webster
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.
Themes
Altar » Of incense » How prepared for carrying
Levites » Functions of » Had charge of the tabernacle in the encampments and on the march
Levites » appointed » In charge of » Ark of covenant » Tabernacle furnishings
the Levites » Services of » Taking down, putting up, and carrying the tabernacle, &c
Priest » Duties of » Responsible for the sanctuary
priests » Services of » Covering the sacred things of the sanctuary before removal
Purple » Used in the tabernacle
Skin » For covering the tabernacle
Tabernacle » How and by whom carried
Tabernacle » How prepared for removal during the travels of the israelites
Interlinear
Dashen
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 4:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Census Of The Kohathites
12 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, 13 and have removed the ashes of the altar, and have spread over it a garment of purple; 14 and have put on it all its vessels wherewith they minister about it, the censers, the hooks, and the shovels, and the bowls, all the vessels of the altar, and have spread on it a covering of badger skin, and have placed its staves:
Cross References
Exodus 27:1-8
And thou hast made the altar of shittim wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth -- the altar is square -- and three cubits its height.
Exodus 39:1
And of the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, they made coloured garments, to minister in the sanctuary; and they make the holy garments which are for Aaron, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
Exodus 39:41
the coloured clothes to minister in the sanctuary, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to act as priest in.
Leviticus 6:12-13
And the fire on the altar is burning on it, it is not quenched, and the priest hath burned on it wood morning by morning, and hath arranged on it the burnt-offering, and hath made perfume on it with the fat of the peace-offerings;
Numbers 4:6-9
and have put on it a covering of badger skin, and have spread a garment completely of blue above, and have placed its staves.
Numbers 4:11-12
'And on the golden altar they spread a garment of blue, and have covered it with a covering of badger skin, and have placed its staves;