Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.
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.
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 They shall take all the vessels of ministry, with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, and cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame. 13 They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it. 14 They shall put on it all its vessels, with which they minister about it, the fire pans, the flesh hooks, the shovels, and the basins; all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of sealskin, and put in its poles.
Cross References
Exodus 27:1-8
"You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and its height shall be three cubits.
Exodus 39:1
Of the blue, purple, and scarlet, they made finely worked garments, for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus 39:41
the finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.
Leviticus 6:12-13
The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it, it shall not go out; and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning: and he shall lay the burnt offering in order upon it, and shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings.
Numbers 4:6-9
and shall put a covering of sealskin on it, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its poles.
Numbers 4:11-12
On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.