Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And they shall anoint the altar, and spread upon it a purple garment:
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;
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
and have removed the ashes of the altar, and have spread over it a garment of purple;
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 they shall take all the vessels of the service which they shall serve in them in the holy place, and they gave to the garment of cerulean purple, and they covered them in a tahash skin covering, and they gave upon the bar. 13 And they shall anoint the altar, and spread upon it a purple garment: 14 And they shall give upon it all its vessels which they shall serve upon it with them, the fire pans, and the flesh hooks, and the shovels and the vases, and all the vessels of the altar; and they covered over it a tahash skin covering, and they set up its bars.
Cross References
Exodus 27:1-8
And make the altar acacia wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth; and the altar shall be quadrated: and three cubits its height
Exodus 39:1
And from the cerulean purple, and the red purple, and the double scarlet, they made garments of stuff to serve in the holy place; and they will make the garments of the holy place which are for Aaron, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Exodus 39:41
The garments of stuff to serve in the holy place, and the garments of the holy place for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons to be priests.
Leviticus 6:12-13
And the fire upon the altar shall burn in it; and it shall not go out: and the priest burnt wood upon it in the morning, in the morning, and he arranged upon it the burnt-offering; and burnt upon it the fat of the peace.
Numbers 4:6-9
And they gave upon it a covering of tahash skins, and they spread over a garment wholly cerulean purple from above, and they put up its bars.
Numbers 4:11-12
And upon the altar of gold they will spread a garment cerulean purple, and they covered it with a tahash skin covering, and they set up its bars.