Numbers
Numbers 4:13–14
13Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it, 14and 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.
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Numbers 4:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then they shall remove the ashes | וְדִשְּׁנ֖וּ | wə·ḏiš·šə·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1878 be fat, grow fat |
| from the bronze altar | הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| spread | וּפָרְשׂ֣וּ | ū·p̄ā·rə·śū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H6566 spread out, spread |
| a purple | אַרְגָּמָֽן׃ | ’ar·gā·mān | Noun - masculine singular | H713 purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth |
| cloth | בֶּ֖גֶד | be·ḡeḏ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H899 treachery |
| over it | עָלָ֔יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
Numbers 4:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and place | וְנָתְנ֣וּ | wə·nā·ṯə·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| on it | עָ֠לָיו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the vessels | כֵּלָ֞יו | kê·lāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| used to serve | יְֽשָׁרְת֧וּ | yə·šā·rə·ṯū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8334 minister, serve |
| there | עָלָ֣יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| the firepans | הַמַּחְתֹּ֤ת | ham·maḥ·tōṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H4289 fire-holder, censer, snuff-dish |
| meat forks | הַמִּזְלָגֹת֙ | ham·miz·lā·ḡōṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H4207 fork |
| shovels | הַיָּעִ֣ים | hay·yā·‘îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3257 shovel |
| and sprinkling bowls | הַמִּזְרָקֹ֔ת | ham·miz·rā·qōṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4219 bowl, bason |
| all | כֹּ֖ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the equipment | כְּלֵ֣י | kə·lê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| of the altar | הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| They are to spread | וּפָרְשׂ֣וּ | ū·p̄ā·rə·śū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H6566 spread out, spread |
| over it | עָלָ֗יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| a covering | כְּס֛וּי | kə·sui | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3681 covering |
| of fine leather | תַּ֖חַשׁ | ta·ḥaš | Noun - masculine singular | H8476 ta—aš |
| and insert | וְשָׂמ֥וּ | wə·śā·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7760 put, place, set |
| the poles | בַדָּֽיו׃ | ḇad·dāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H905 separation |
Cross-references
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Numbers 4:13 Leviticus 6:12–13
Numbers 4:14 Exodus 38:1–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.