KJV King James Version
And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:
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Numbers 4:7
And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it, along with the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to remain on it.
WEB World English Bible
“On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the cups with which to pour out; and the continual bread shall be on it.
ASV American Standard Version
And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls and the cups wherewith to pour out; and the continual bread shall be thereon:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And on the table of the presence they spread a garment of blue, and have put on it the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and the cups of the libation, and the bread of continuity is on it,
Surrounding context — Numbers 4
4 This [shall be] the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, [about] the most holy things:
5 And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:
6 And shall put thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread over [it] a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.
7 And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:
8 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.
9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:
10 And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put [it] upon a bar.
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וְעַ֣ל׀H5921 · aluponשֻׁלְחַ֣ןH7979 · shul.chantableהַפָּנִ֗יםH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeיִפְרְשׂוּ֮H6566 · pa.ra.sto spreadבֶּ֣גֶדH899 · be.gedtreacheryתְּכֵלֶת֒H8504 · te.khe.letblueוְנָתְנ֣וּH5414 · na.tanto give: giveעָ֠לָיוH5921 · aluponאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַקְּעָרֹ֤תH7086 · qe.a.rahdishוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַכַּפֹּת֙H3709 · kaphpalmוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמְּנַקִּיֹּ֔תH4518 · me.naq.qiy.yahbowlוְאֵ֖תH853 · et[Obj.]קְשׂ֣וֹתH7184 · qa.sahjugהַנָּ֑סֶךְH5262 · ne.sekhdrink offeringוְלֶ֥חֶםH3899 · le.chemfoodהַתָּמִ֖ידH8548 · ta.midcontinuallyעָלָ֥יוH5921 · aluponיִהְיֶֽה׃H1961 · ha.yahto be
Cross-references
Leviticus 24:5-8And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.Exodus 25:23-30Thou shalt also make a table [of] shittim wood: two cubits [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.Exodus 37:10-16And he made the table [of] shittim wood: two cubits [was] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:
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