Numbers 4:8

They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

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WEBBE

They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

BSB

And they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and insert the poles.

KJV

And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.

ASV

and they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof.

BBE

And over them they are to put a red cloth, covering it with a leather cover, and putting its rods in their places.

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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.