Numbers 4:8

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and they have spread over them a garment of scarlet, and have covered it with a covering of badger skin, and have placed its staves,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 4:8 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 25:23You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
  2. Numbers 4:6They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles.
  3. Numbers 4:9They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.
  4. Numbers 4:11Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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