Numbers 4:9

9 "They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand^[a] used for light, with its lamps, snuffers, and firepans,^[b] as well as its jars of oil by which they service it.

Numbers 4:9 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 4:9

And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick
of the light, and his lamps
Which had lamps in it, and were continually lighted, and gave light in the holy place:

and his tongs, and his snuff dishes, and all the oil vessels thereof,
wherewith they minister unto it;
by supplying the lamps with oil, and snuffing and trimming them.

Numbers 4:9 In-Context

7 "They are to spread a blue cloth over the table of the Presence and place the plates and cups on it, as well as the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread [offering] is to be on it.

8 They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with a covering made of manatee skin, and insert the poles [in the table].

9 "They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, with its lamps, snuffers, and firepans, as well as its jars of oil by which they service it.

10 Then they must place it with all its utensils inside a covering made of manatee skin and put [them] on the carrying frame.

11 "They are to spread a blue cloth over the gold altar, cover it with a covering made of manatee skin, and insert its poles.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ex 25:31-35; 26:35; 37:17-20
• [b]. Nm 4:14; Ex 25:38; 37:23