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Over it they are to spread a covering of the durable leather and put the poles in place. <a href="/nlt/numbers/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> All the altar utensils—the firepans, meat forks, shovels, basins, and all the containers—must be placed on the cloth, and a covering of fine goatskin leather must be spread over them. Finally, they must put the carrying poles in place. <a href="/esv/numbers/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> And they shall put on it all the utensils of the altar, which are used for the service there, the fire pans, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. <a href="/bsb/numbers/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles. <a href="/kjv/numbers/4.htm">King James Bible</a> And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it. <a href="/nkjv/numbers/4.htm">New King James Version</a> They shall put on it all its implements with which they minister there—the firepans, the forks, the shovels, the basins, and all the utensils of the altar—and they shall spread on it a covering of badger skins, and insert its poles. <a href="/nasb_/numbers/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> They shall also put on it all its utensils by which they serve in connection with it: the firepans, the forks, shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread a cover of fine leather over it and insert its carrying poles. <a href="/nasb/numbers/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220They shall also put on it all its utensils by which they serve in connection with it: the firepans, the forks and shovels and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread a cover of porpoise skin over it and insert its poles. <a href="/nasb77/numbers/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “They shall also put on it all its utensils by which they serve in connection with it: the firepans, the forks and shovels and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread a cover of porpoise skin over it and insert its poles. <a href="/lsb/numbers/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> They shall also put on it all its utensils by which they minister in connection with it: the firepans, the flesh hooks and shovels and the bowls, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread a cover of porpoise skin over it and insert its poles. <a href="/amp/numbers/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They shall also put on it all its utensils with which they minister in connection with it: the pans, the meat-forks, the shovels, the basins, and all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread a covering of porpoise skin over it, and insert its carrying poles. <a href="/csb/numbers/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and place all the equipment on it that they use in serving: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and basins—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread a covering made of fine leather over it and insert its poles. <a href="/hcsb/numbers/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and place all the equipment on it that they use in serving: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and basins—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread a covering made of manatee skin over it and insert its poles.&#8221 <a href="/asv/numbers/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> and they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, the firepans, the flesh-hooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of sealskin, and put in the staves thereof. <a href="/cev/numbers/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> On that cloth will be placed the utensils used at the altar, including the fire pans, the meat forks, the shovels, and the sprinkling bowls. All of this will then be covered with a piece of fine leather, before the carrying poles are put in place. <a href="/erv/numbers/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> and they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, the firepans, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of sealskin, and put in the staves thereof. <a href="/gwt/numbers/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Next, they will put all the accessories used at the altar on it. These are the trays, forks, shovels, and bowls-all the altar's accessories. They will spread a covering of fine leather over all this. Then they will put the poles in place. <a href="/gnt/numbers/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> They shall put on it all the equipment used in the service at the altar: fire pans, hooks, shovels, and basins. Then they shall put a fine leather cover over it and insert the carrying poles. <a href="/isv/numbers/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then they are to put all the instruments with which they minister there—trays, forks, shovels, bowls, and all the utensils of the altar. They are to spread over it a leather-dyed skin covering and then insert its poles. <a href="/msb/numbers/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls?all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles. <a href="/net/numbers/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Then they must place on it all its implements with which they serve there--the trays, the meat forks, the shovels, the basins, and all the utensils of the altar--and they must spread on it a covering of fine leather, and then insert its poles. <a href="/nheb/numbers/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/numbers/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And they shall put upon it all its vessels, with which they minister about it, even the censers, the flesh-hooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to it its staffs. <a href="/web/numbers/4.htm">World English Bible</a> They shall put on it all its vessels with which they minister about it, the fire pans, the meat 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and have put on it all its vessels with which they minister on it—the censers, the hooks, and the shovels, and the bowls, all the vessels of the altar—and have spread a covering of tachash skin on it, and have placed its poles. <a href="/ylt/numbers/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and have put on it all its vessels wherewith they minister about it, the censers, the hooks, and the shovels, and the bowls, all the vessels of the altar, and have spread on it a covering of badger skin, and have placed its staves: <a href="/slt/numbers/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they shall give upon it all its vessels which they shall serve upon it with them, the fire pans, and the flesh hooks, and the shovels and the vases, and all the vessels of the altar; and they covered over it a tahash skin covering, and they set up its bars.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And shall put it with all the vessels that they use in the ministry thereof, that is to say, firepans, fleshhooks and forks, pothooks and shovels. They shall cover all the vessels of the altar together with a covering of violet skins, and shall put in the bars. <a href="/cpdv/numbers/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and they shall place it with all the vessels which they use in its ministry, that is, receptacles for fire, small hooks as well as forks, larger hooks and shovels. They shall cover all the vessels of the altar together with a veil of violet skins, and they shall draw in the bars. <a href="/nabre/numbers/4.htm">New American Bible</a> On this they shall put all the utensils with which it is served: the fire pans, forks, shovels, basins, and all the utensils of the altar. They shall then spread a covering of yellow-orange skin over this, and put the poles in place. <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and they shall put on it all the utensils of the altar, which are used for the service there, the firepans, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of fine leather, and shall put its poles in place.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they shall put with it all the vessels thereof, with which they minister upon it, the censers, the meathooks and the shovels and the basins and all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put in its poles. <a href="/hpbt/numbers/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they will put with it all of its implements with which they minister upon it, the censers and the forks and the shovels and the fire pans and all of the implements of the altar, and they shall cover over it a membrane of leather of sky blue and they will set its poles.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, the fire-pans, the flesh-hooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of sealskin, and set the staves thereof. <a href="/sep/numbers/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they shall put upon it all the vessels with which they minister upon it, and the fire-pans, and the flesh-hooks, and the cups, and the cover, and all the vessels of the altar; and they shall put on it a blue cover of skins, and shall put in its staves; and they shall take a purple cloth, and cover the laver and its foot, and they shall put it into a blue cover of skin, and put it on bars. <a href="/parallel/numbers/4-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=1154" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/4.htm">The Duties of the Kohathites</a> …13Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it, 14<a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯə·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and place</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kê·lāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">the vessels</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8334.htm" title="8334: yə·šā·rə·ṯū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To minister, serve. A primitive root; to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to.">used to serve</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">there:</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4289.htm" title="4289: ham·maḥ·tōṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A fireholder, cense. The same as mchittah in the sense of removal; a pan for live coals.">the firepans,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4207.htm" title="4207: ham·miz·lā·ḡōṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A utensil used in offering sacrifices. Or mizlagah; from an unused root meaning to draw up; a fork.">meat forks,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3257.htm" title="3257: hay·yā·‘îm (Art:: N-mp) -- A shovel. From ya'ah; a shovel.">shovels,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4219.htm" title="4219: ham·miz·rā·qōṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- Bowl, basin. From zaraq; a bowl.">and sprinkling bowls—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kə·lê (N-mpc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">the equipment</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">of the altar.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6566.htm" title="6566: ū·p̄ā·rə·śū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To spread out, spread. A primitive root; to break apart, disperse, etc.">They are to spread</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3681.htm" title="3681: kə·sui (N-msc) -- A covering. Passive participle of kacah; properly, covered, i.e. a covering.">a covering</a> <a href="/hebrew/8476.htm" title="8476: ta·ḥaš (N-ms) -- Probably of foreign derivation; a animal with fur, probably a species of antelope.">of fine leather</a> <a href="/hebrew/5785.htm" title="5785: ‘ō·wr (N-msc) -- A skin. From uwr; skin; by implication, hide, leather."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wə·śā·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">and insert</a> <a href="/hebrew/905.htm" title="905: ḇad·dāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Separation, a part. ">the poles.</a> 15When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/25-29.htm">Exodus 25:29</a> You are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold. <a href="/exodus/37-16.htm">Exodus 37:16</a> He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings. <a href="/1_kings/7-50.htm">1 Kings 7:50</a> the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple. <a href="/2_chronicles/4-22.htm">2 Chronicles 4:22</a> the wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers of pure gold; and the gold doors of the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place as well as the doors of the main hall. <a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Leviticus 16:12-13</a> Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil. / He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die. <a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">Exodus 30:1-5</a> “You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense. / It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece. / Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it. ... <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Exodus 27:3</a> Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans. <a href="/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">1 Chronicles 28:17</a> the weight of the pure gold for the forks, sprinkling bowls, and pitchers; the weight of each gold dish; the weight of each silver bowl; <a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4</a> containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. <a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-5</a> Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. / And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel. / Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake. <a href="/exodus/31-8.htm">Exodus 31:8</a> the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, <a href="/exodus/40-5.htm">Exodus 40:5</a> Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle. <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20-22</a> The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar. / So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold. / So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary. <a href="/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">2 Chronicles 29:18</a> Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread with all its utensils. <a href="/exodus/39-37.htm">Exodus 39:37</a> the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And they shall put on it all the vessels thereof, with which they minister about it, even the censers, the meat hooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it.all the vessels thereof<a href="/exodus/38-1.htm">Exodus 38:1-7</a> And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof… <a href="/2_chronicles/4-19.htm">2 Chronicles 4:19</a> And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set;basons, or bowls <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/4-13.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Badgers</a> <a href="/numbers/4-7.htm">Basins</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Censers</a> <a href="/numbers/4-4.htm">Connection</a> <a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/numbers/3-4.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Firepans</a> <a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Fire-Pans</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-29.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Fleshhooks</a> <a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Goatskin</a> <a href="/exodus/39-33.htm">Hooks</a> <a href="/numbers/4-11.htm">Insert</a> <a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Ministering</a> <a href="/numbers/4-7.htm">Pans</a> <a href="/numbers/4-11.htm">Poles</a> <a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Porpoise</a> <a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Sealskin</a> <a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/exodus/38-3.htm">Shovels</a> <a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Skins</a> <a href="/numbers/4-13.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/numbers/4-11.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Used</a> <a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Utensils</a> <a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/4-26.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/numbers/4-25.htm">Badgers</a> <a href="/numbers/7-84.htm">Basins</a> <a href="/numbers/16-6.htm">Censers</a> <a href="/numbers/4-33.htm">Connection</a> <a href="/numbers/4-25.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/numbers/4-15.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/numbers/6-18.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/numbers/16-17.htm">Firepans</a> <a href="/numbers/16-17.htm">Fire-Pans</a> <a href="/numbers/8-7.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-17.htm">Fleshhooks</a> <a href="/numbers/4-25.htm">Goatskin</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-20.htm">Hooks</a> <a href="/exodus/25-14.htm">Insert</a> <a href="/numbers/8-26.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-12.htm">Ministering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-84.htm">Pans</a> <a href="/numbers/21-18.htm">Poles</a> <a href="/numbers/4-25.htm">Porpoise</a> <a href="/numbers/4-25.htm">Sealskin</a> <a href="/numbers/4-23.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">Shovels</a> <a href="/numbers/4-25.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/numbers/4-25.htm">Skins</a> <a href="/numbers/6-15.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/numbers/4-16.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/numbers/4-26.htm">Used</a> <a href="/numbers/7-1.htm">Utensils</a> <a href="/numbers/4-15.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/numbers/5-8.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 4</div>1. <a href="/numbers/4-1.htm">The age at which the Levites were to serve, and the duration of the service</a> 4. <a href="/numbers/4-4.htm">The duty of the Kohathites</a> 16. <a href="/numbers/4-16.htm">The charge of Eleazar</a> 17. <a href="/numbers/4-17.htm">The office of the priests</a> 21. <a href="/numbers/4-21.htm">The duty of the Gershonites</a> 29. <a href="/numbers/4-29.htm">Of the Merarites</a> 34. <a href="/numbers/4-34.htm">The number of the Kohathites</a> 38. <a href="/numbers/4-38.htm">Of the Gershonites</a> 42. <a href="/numbers/4-42.htm">And of the Merarites</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The vessels were essential for the daily offerings and sacrifices, emphasizing the meticulous care required in handling holy objects. This reflects the broader biblical theme of reverence for God's instructions, as seen in <a href="/exodus/25.htm">Exodus 25-31</a>, where detailed instructions for the tabernacle and its furnishings are given.the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls— These items were integral to the sacrificial system. Firepans were used to carry coals, meat forks for handling sacrifices, shovels for removing ashes, and sprinkling bowls for the blood of sacrifices. Each tool had a specific purpose, underscoring the organized and sacred nature of worship. The detailed listing of these items parallels the precision found in Levitical laws, emphasizing the holiness required in approaching God.all the equipment of the altar. This phrase encompasses all tools necessary for altar service, indicating the comprehensive nature of preparation for worship. The altar was central to Israelite worship, symbolizing atonement and communion with God. The completeness of the equipment signifies the thoroughness required in worship, reflecting the broader biblical principle of wholehearted devotion to God, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a>.They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather The use of fine leather, likely from sea cows or similar durable material, served to protect the sacred items during transport. This covering signifies the care and respect for holy objects, ensuring they remain undefiled. The use of protective coverings is reminiscent of the protective measures God provides for His people, as seen in <a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Psalm 91:4</a>, where God covers His people with His feathers.and insert the poles. Inserting the poles for carrying the altar and its equipment highlights the practical and reverent approach to transporting sacred items. This method ensured that the holy objects were not directly touched, maintaining their sanctity. The use of poles for carrying the Ark of the Covenant and other sacred items (<a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Exodus 25:13-15</a>) reflects the broader biblical theme of God's holiness and the need for His people to approach Him with reverence and awe.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_kohathites.htm">The Kohathites</a> A Levitical family responsible for the care of the most sacred objects of the tabernacle, including the altar and its utensils. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a> The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites, central to their worship and community life. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a> A sacred structure used for sacrifices and offerings, symbolizing atonement and communion with God. 4. <a href="/topical/m/moses_and_aaron.htm">Moses and Aaron</a> Leaders of the Israelites, who received and communicated God's instructions regarding the tabernacle and its service. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_journey.htm">The Wilderness Journey</a> The context in which these instructions were given, as the Israelites traveled from Egypt to the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_sacred_duties.htm">Reverence for Sacred Duties</a> The meticulous care in handling the altar and its utensils underscores the importance of reverence in our service to God. We should approach our spiritual responsibilities with the same respect and diligence. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_altar.htm">Symbolism of the Altar</a> The altar represents atonement and reconciliation with God. In our lives, we should continually seek reconciliation with God and others, embodying the spirit of the altar in our relationships. <a href="/topical/c/covering_and_protection.htm">Covering and Protection</a> The fine leather covering signifies the protection and sanctity of holy objects. Similarly, we should guard our hearts and minds, ensuring that our spiritual lives are protected from impurity. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_service.htm">Community and Service</a> The Kohathites' role highlights the importance of community and shared responsibility in worship. We are called to serve together, supporting one another in our spiritual journeys.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 4</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_burnt_altar_important.htm">Why is the altar of burnt offering significant?</a> <a href="/q/is_1_kings_17's_miracle_inconsistent.htm">Does the portrayal of supernatural sustenance and miracles in 1 Kings 17 contradict or create inconsistencies with other Old Testament accounts of God's provision?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_israelites_transport_the_altar.htm">Exodus 27:1-8: How could the Israelites feasibly construct and transport such a large bronze-covered acacia wood altar during prolonged desert wanderings?</a> <a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) The censers.--Better, the fire-pans, as in <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm" title="And you shall make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basins, and his meat hooks, and his fire pans: all the vessels thereof you shall make of brass.">Exodus 27:3</a>. <a href="/commentaries/numbers/4-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and place וְנָתְנ֣וּ (wə·nā·ṯə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set on it עָ֠לָיו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the vessels כֵּלָ֞יו (kê·lāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> Something prepared, any apparatus used to serve יְֽשָׁרְת֧וּ (yə·šā·rə·ṯū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8334.htm">Strong's 8334: </a> To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to there: עָלָ֣יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the firepans, הַמַּחְתֹּ֤ת (ham·maḥ·tōṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4289.htm">Strong's 4289: </a> A fireholder, censer, snuff dish meat forks, הַמִּזְלָגֹת֙ (ham·miz·lā·ḡōṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4207.htm">Strong's 4207: </a> A utensil used in offering sacrifices shovels, הַיָּעִ֣ים (hay·yā·‘îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3257.htm">Strong's 3257: </a> A shovel and basins— הַמִּזְרָקֹ֔ת (ham·miz·rā·qōṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4219.htm">Strong's 4219: </a> Bowl, basin all כֹּ֖ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the equipment כְּלֵ֣י (kə·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> Something prepared, any apparatus of the altar. הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar They are to spread וּפָרְשׂ֣וּ (ū·p̄ā·rə·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6566.htm">Strong's 6566: </a> To break apart, disperse over it עָלָ֗יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against a covering כְּס֛וּי (kə·sui) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3681.htm">Strong's 3681: </a> Covered, a covering of fine leather תַּ֖חַשׁ (ta·ḥaš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8476.htm">Strong's 8476: </a> Perhaps porpoise (a kind of leather or skin) and insert וְשָׂמ֥וּ (wə·śā·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set the poles. בַדָּֽיו׃ (ḇad·dāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/4-14.htm">Numbers 4:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/4-14.htm">Numbers 4:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/4-14.htm">Numbers 4:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/4-14.htm">Numbers 4:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/4-14.htm">Numbers 4:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/4-14.htm">Numbers 4:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/4-14.htm">Numbers 4:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/4-14.htm">Numbers 4:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/4-14.htm">Numbers 4:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/4-14.htm">Numbers 4:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/4-14.htm">OT Law: Numbers 4:14 They shall put on it all its (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/4-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 4:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 4:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/4-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 4:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 4:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>