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Numbers 4:11

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Over the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth and cover it with a covering of porpoise skin, and shall insert its poles;
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to it its staffs.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put its staves [to it].
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And, upon the altar of gold, shall they spread a wrapper of blue, and shall cover the same in a covering of badgers' skin,—and shall put in the staves thereof.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 'And on the golden altar they spread a garment of blue, and have covered it with a covering of badger skin, and have placed its staves;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And they shall wrap up the golden altar also in a cloth of violet, and shall spread over it a cover of violet skins, and put in the bars.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Also vpon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blewe silke, and couer it with a couering of badgers skinnes, ? put to the barres thereof.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And vpon the golden Altar they shall spread a cloth of blew, and couer it with a couering of badgers skinnes, and shall put to the staues thereof.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon its poles;
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And they shall put a blue cloth for a cover on the golden altar, and shall cover it with a blue skin cover, and put in its staves.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And upon x5921
(5921) Complement
עַל
`al
{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
the golden 2091
{2091} Prime
זָהָב
zahab
{zaw-hawb'}
From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold; figuratively something gold colored (that is, yellow), as oil, a clear sky.
altar 4196
{4196} Prime
מִזְבֵּחַ
mizbeach
{miz-bay'-akh}
From H2076; an altar.
they shall spread 6566
{6566} Prime
פָּרַשׂ
paras
{paw-ras'}
A primitive root; to break apart, disperse, etc.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
a cloth 899
{0899} Prime
בֶּגֶד
beged
{behg'-ed}
From H0898; a covering, that is, clothing; also treachery or pillage.
of blue, 8504
{8504} Prime
תְּכֵלֶת
t@keleth
{tek-ay'-leth}
Probably for H7827; the cerulean mussel, that is, the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith.
and cover 3680
{3680} Prime
כָּסָה
kacah
{kaw-saw'}
A primitive root; properly to plump, that is, fill up hollows; by implication to cover (for clothing or secrecy).
z8765
<8765> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 2121
it with a covering 4372
{4372} Prime
מִכְסֶה
mikceh
{mik-seh'}
From H3680; a covering, that is, weather boarding.
of badgers' 8476
{8476} Prime
תַּחַשׁ
tachash
{takh'-ash}
Probably of foreign derivation; a (clean) animal with fur, probably a species of antelope.
skins, 5785
{5785} Prime
עוֹר
`owr
{ore}
From H5783; skin (as naked); by implication hide, leather.
and shall put y7760
[7760] Standard
שׂוּם
suwm
{soom}
A primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literally, figuratively, inferentially and elliptically).
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
x7725
(7725) Complement
שׁוּב
shuwb
{shoob}
A primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbially again.
x853
(0853) Complement
אֵת
'eth
{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
to the staves 905
{0905} Prime
בַּד
bad
{bad}
From H0909; properly separation; by implication a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as adverb, apart, only, besides.
thereof:
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Numbers 4:4-15.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Numbers 4:1-20.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Numbers 4:11

The golden altar — All covered with plates of gold.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Numbers 4:11

And upon the golden (f) altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:

(f) Which was to burn incense, read (Exodus 30:1).

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance

Exodus 30:1-19 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: [of] shittim wood shalt thou make it. ... For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:
Exodus 37:25-28 And he made the incense altar [of] shittim wood: the length of it [was] a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; [it was] foursquare; and two cubits [was] the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same. ... And he made the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exodus 39:38 And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,
Exodus 40:5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
Exodus 40:26-27 And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail: ... And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.
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