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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar and spread a purple cloth over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“They must remove the ashes from the altar for sacrifices and cover the altar with a purple cloth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they shall clean away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then they shall clean away the ashes from the altar [of burnt offering], and spread a purple cloth over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar and cover it with a purple cloth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"After they take the ashes away, they will spread a purple cloth over the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They shall remove the greasy ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They are also to remove the ashes on the altar and spread a purple cloth over it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Also, they must take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth upon it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and have removed the ashes of the altar, and have spread a garment of purple over it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and have removed the ashes of the altar, and have spread over it a garment of purple;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they shall anoint the altar, and spread upon it a purple garment:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They shall cleanse the altar also from the ashes, and shall wrap it up in a purple cloth, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Moreover, they shall cleanse the altar of ashes, and they shall wrap it in a purple garment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />After cleansing the altar of its ashes, they shall spread a purple cloth over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they shall take apart the altar, and spread a purple cloth over it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall remove the altar and they shall cover over it with a robe of purple.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he shall put the covering on the altar, and they shall cover it with a cloth all of purple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/4-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=1149" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/4.htm">The Duties of the Kohathites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>They are to take all the utensils for serving in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine leather, and put them on the carrying frame. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1878.htm" title="1878: wə·ḏiš·šə·nū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to be fat; transitively, to fatten; specifically to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy; denominatively to remove ashes.">Then they shall remove the ashes</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/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">from the bronze 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.">spread</a> <a href="/hebrew/713.htm" title="713: ’ar·gā·mān (N-ms) -- Purple, red-purple. Of foreign origin; purple.">a purple</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: be·ḡeḏ (N-msc) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">cloth</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> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Exodus 27:3</a></span><br />Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/6-10.htm">Leviticus 6:10-11</a></span><br />And the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it. / Then he must take off his garments, put on other clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">Exodus 30:1-10</a></span><br />“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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-19.htm">2 Chronicles 4:19</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/37-25.htm">Exodus 37:25-28</a></span><br />He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece. / And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it. / He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-28.htm">1 Samuel 2:28</a></span><br />And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">2 Chronicles 29:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Leviticus 16:12-13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20-22</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm">2 Chronicles 13:11</a></span><br />Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-26.htm">Exodus 40:26-27</a></span><br />Moses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil, / and he burned fragrant incense on it, just as the LORD had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-9.htm">Luke 1:9-11</a></span><br />he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. / And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside. / Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/4-6.htm">Numbers 4:6-9,11,12</a></b></br> And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over <i>it</i> a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Exodus 27:3-5</a></b></br> And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make <i>of</i> brass… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/39-1.htm">Exodus 39:1,41</a></b></br> And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy <i>place</i>, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/4-11.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-11.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-12.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-30.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Cloth</a> <a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/exodus/39-29.htm">Purple</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-6.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-4.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/numbers/4-11.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/numbers/4-7.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/numbers/3-14.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/4-14.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/numbers/19-9.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/numbers/16-39.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/numbers/7-15.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/numbers/8-6.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-11.htm">Cloth</a> <a href="/numbers/31-20.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/judges/8-26.htm">Purple</a> <a href="/numbers/16-45.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/numbers/12-10.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/numbers/4-14.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/numbers/5-15.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/numbers/5-21.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-1.htm">The age at which the Levites were to serve, and the duration of the service</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-4.htm">The duty of the Kohathites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-16.htm">The charge of Eleazar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-17.htm">The office of the priests</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-21.htm">The duty of the Gershonites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-29.htm">Of the Merarites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-34.htm">The number of the Kohathites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-38.htm">Of the Gershonites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-42.htm">And of the Merarites</a></span><br></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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Removing the ashes was a necessary task to maintain the altar's function and purity, symbolizing the removal of sin and the need for continual cleansing. This act reflects the importance of maintaining holiness and order in worship. The bronze altar itself is a type of Christ, representing His sacrifice for sin. The removal of ashes signifies the completion of the sacrificial process, pointing to the finality of Christ's atonement.<p><b>spread a purple cloth over it</b><br>The use of a purple cloth is significant, as purple was a color associated with royalty and wealth in ancient cultures, often obtained from expensive dyes. Covering the altar with a purple cloth could symbolize the majesty and sovereignty of God, as well as the sacredness of the altar. This act of covering also indicates the care and reverence required in handling holy objects. In a typological sense, the purple cloth can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's kingship and His role as the ultimate High Priest, who covers and intercedes for His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_kohathites.htm">The Kohathites</a></b><br>A Levitical family responsible for the care of the sanctuary's most sacred objects, including the bronze altar.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_bronze_altar.htm">The Bronze Altar</a></b><br>A key piece of the Tabernacle used for burnt offerings, symbolizing atonement and worship.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable earthly dwelling place of God among the Israelites, central to their worship and community life.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses_and_aaron.htm">Moses and Aaron</a></b><br>Leaders of the Israelites, responsible for instructing the Levites in their duties.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_journey.htm">The Wilderness Journey</a></b><br>The context in which these instructions were given, as the Israelites traveled from Egypt to the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_reverence.htm">The Importance of Reverence</a></b><br>The careful handling of the altar and its ashes underscores the need for reverence in worship. Just as the Kohathites were instructed to treat the altar with respect, believers today are called to approach God with reverence and awe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_purity.htm">Symbolism of Purity</a></b><br>Removing the ashes signifies the need for purity and renewal in our spiritual lives. Just as the altar was cleansed, we are called to regularly examine and purify our hearts before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_service.htm">Role of Service</a></b><br>The Kohathites' service highlights the importance of each believer's role in the body of Christ. Every task, no matter how small, contributes to the worship and work of the church.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuity_of_worship.htm">Continuity of Worship</a></b><br>The use of a purple cloth, a color often associated with royalty and priesthood, points to the continuity of worship from the Old Covenant to the New, where believers are called a royal priesthood.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_relics.htm">What does the Bible say about Christian relics?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_exodus_39's_robes_be_historically_verified.htm">Exodus 39:22-26: Are there historical or archaeological records to confirm that such finely woven robes, bells, and pomegranates could have been produced by this group at that time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_history_verify_god_gave_israel_land.htm">(Psalm 44:1-3) How can we verify historically or archaeologically that God 'drove out the nations' and gave Israel the land?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_exodus_27_1-8's_altar_fit_other_texts.htm">Exodus 27:1-8: Does the prescribed size and design of the altar align with the volume and frequency of sacrifices mentioned in other biblical texts?</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>(13) <span class= "bld">And they shall take away the ashes from the altar.</span>--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> we find a direction to make pans for removing the ashes from the brazen altar, and also to make all the brazen vessels mentioned in the next verse.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Take away the ashes.</span> This is omitted by the Septuagint. The Hebrew word for "ashes is of somewhat doubtful meaning, being only used here and in <a href="/exodus/27-3.htm">Exodus 27:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/20-3.htm">Psalm 20:3</a> (see margin). Being connected with the word "fat," it may perhaps mean the grease or dripping from the burnt offerings. The Targum of Palestine renders it "cinders." As the altar was hollow, and was filled with earth or stones when used, there would be no need to cleanse it from ashes; if this be the meaning of the word, the command would rather have been to collect the living embers before the altar was removed, in order to keep alive the sacred fire. That this fire was never allowed to go out may be looked upon as certain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/4-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then they shall remove the ashes</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדִשְּׁנ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏiš·šə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1878.htm">Strong's 1878: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be fat, to fatten, to anoint, to satisfy, to remove, ashes</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the bronze altar,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spread</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפָרְשׂ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ā·rə·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6566.htm">Strong's 6566: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break apart, disperse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a purple</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְגָּמָֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·gā·mān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_713.htm">Strong's 713: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purple, red-purple</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cloth</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּ֖גֶד</span> <span class="translit">(be·ḡeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over it,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/4-13.htm">Numbers 4:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/4-13.htm">Numbers 4:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/4-13.htm">Numbers 4:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/4-13.htm">Numbers 4:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/4-13.htm">Numbers 4:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/4-13.htm">Numbers 4:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/4-13.htm">Numbers 4:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/4-13.htm">Numbers 4:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/4-13.htm">Numbers 4:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/4-13.htm">Numbers 4:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/4-13.htm">OT Law: Numbers 4:13 They shall take away the ashes (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/4-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 4:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 4:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/4-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 4:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 4:14" /></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>