Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they shall take away the ashes out of the altar, and spread a scarlet cloth thereon:
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.
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 things which they occupy to minister with in the holy place, and put a cloth of jacinth upon them and cover them with a covering of taxus' skins and put them on staves. 13 And they shall take away the ashes out of the altar, and spread a scarlet cloth thereon: 14 and put about it, the firepans, the fleshhooks, the shovels, the basins, and all that belongeth unto the altar, and they shall spread upon it a covering of taxus' skins, and put on the staves of it.
Cross References
Exodus 27:1-8
And thou shalt make an altar of sethim-wood: five cubits long and five cubits broad, that it be foursquare, and three cubits high.
Exodus 39:1
And of the jacinth, scarlet, purple and twined bysse, they made the vestments of ministration to do service in that holy place, and made the holy garments that pertained to Aaron, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus 39:41
and the ministering vestments to serve in the holy place, and the holy vestments of Aaron the priest and his sons' raiments to minister in.
Leviticus 6:12-13
The fire that is upon the altar shall burn therein and not go out. And the priest shall put wood on the fire every morning, and put the burnt sacrifice upon it, and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.
Numbers 4:6-9
and shall put thereon a covering of taxus' skins and shall spread a cloth that is altogether of jacinth, above all, and put the staves thereof in.
Numbers 4:11-12
And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of jacinth, and put on her staves.