Numbers 4:13

“They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.

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WEBBE

“They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.

BSB

Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,

KJV

And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:

ASV

And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:

BBE

And they are to take away the burned waste from the altar, and put a purple cloth on it;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 4–20

The Kohathites were to carry the holy things of the tabernacle. All the holy things were to be covered; not only for security and respect, but to keep them from being seen. This not only marked the reverence due to holy things, but the mystery of the things signified by those types, and the darkness of the dispensation. But now, through Christ, the case is altered, and we are encouraged to come boldly to the throne of grace.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.