Numbers 4:11

11 They will spread a blue cloth on the gold altar and cover it with fine leather.

Numbers 4:11 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 4:11

And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue,
&c.] The altar of incense, which was overlaid with gold, and therefore called a golden one, to which the allusion is in ( Revelation 8:3 ) ;

and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins;
after the cloth of blue was spread upon it:

and shall put to the staves thereof;
into the rings, both made to bear and carry it, upon occasion, from place to place.

Numbers 4:11 In-Context

9 They will take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, its lamps, its extinguishers, its trays, and all the containers for oil that are used in its service.

10 They will place it and its equipment in a covering of fine leather, and then place it on the carrying frame.

11 They will spread a blue cloth on the gold altar and cover it with fine leather.

12 They will take all the service equipment used in the sanctuary, place it in a blue cloth, and cover it with fine leather. Then they will place it on the carrying frame.

13 They will remove the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth on it.