Numbers 4:14

And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers’ skins, and put to the staves of it.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
put	וְנָתְנ֣וּ ve.na.te.Nu	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
vessels	כֵּלָ֞יו ke.Lav	H3627	something prepared · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
minister	יְֽשָׁרְת֧וּ ye.sha.re.Tu	H8334	to attend as a menial or worshipper · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
censers	הַמַּחְתֹּ֤ת ha.mach.Tot	H4289	a pan for live coals · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
fleshhooks	הַמִּזְלָגֹת֙ ha.miz.la.Got	H4207	a fork · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
shovels	הַיָּעִ֣ים hai.ya.'Im	H3257	a shovel · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
basons	הַמִּזְרָקֹ֔ת ha.miz.ra.Kot	H4219	a bowl (as if for sprinkling) · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
vessels	כְּלֵ֣י ke.Lei	H3627	something prepared · noun, common masculine plural construct
altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ ha.miz.Be.ach	H4196	an altar · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
spread	וּפָרְשׂ֣וּ u.fa.re.Su	H6566	to break apart · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
covering	כְּס֛וּי ke.Sui	H3681	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
badgers’	תַּ֖חַשׁ Ta.chash	H8476	a (clean) animal with fur · noun, common masculine singular absolute
skins	ע֥וֹר or	H5785	skin (as naked) · noun, common masculine singular construct
put	וְשָׂמ֥וּ ve.sa.Mu	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
staves	בַדָּֽיו va.Dav	H905	properly · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Exodus 38:1-7 And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was fou…
2 Chronicles 4:19 And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 4:1-20

We have here a second muster of the tribe of Levi. As that tribe was taken out of all Israel to be God's peculiar, so the middle-aged men of that tribe were taken from among the rest to be actually employed in the service of the tabernacle. Now observe, I. Who were to be taken into this number. All the males from thirty years old to fifty. Of the other tribes, those that were numbered to go forth to war were from twenty years old and upward, but of the Levites only from thirty to fifty; for the service of God requires the best of our strength, and the prime of our time, which cannot be better spent than to the honour of him who is the first and best. And a man may make a good soldier much so…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 4:13

shall take away the ashes from the altar, &c.--The necessity of removing ashes from the altar plainly implies that sacrifices were offered in the wilderness (compare Exo 18:12; Exo 24:4), though that rebellious race seems frequently to have neglected the duty (Amo 5:25). No mention is made of the sacred fire; but as, by divine command, it was to be kept constantly burning, it must have been transferred to some pan or brazier under the covering, and borne by the appointed carriers.

John Gill on Numbers 4:14

And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof,.... Upon the altar covered with a blue cloth; on that were to be put everything belonging to the altar: wherewith they minister about it; the priests, when they offered sacrifice on it: even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; of which see Exodus 27:3, and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins: to prevent the rains falling upon them, which being all of brass, would be apt to tarnish: and put to the staves of it; which were made to bear and carry it on such an occasion as this, Exodus 27:6. No mention is made of the laver, though there is both in the Septuagint and…

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John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Censer — The vessel in which incense was presented on “the golden altar” before the Lord in the temple (Ex. 30:1-9). The priest filled the censer with live coal from the sacred fire on the altar of…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Kohathites — The descendants of Kohath. They formed the first of the three divisions of the Levites (Ex. 6:16, 18; Num. 3:17). In the journeyings of the Israelites they had the charge of the most holy portion of…
Pan — A vessel of metal or earthenware used in culinary operations; a cooking-pan or frying-pan frequently referred to in the Old Testament (Lev. 2:5; 6:21; Num. 11:8; 1 Sam. 2:14, etc.). The “ash-pans”…
Priest — The Heb. kohen, Gr. hierus, Lat. sacerdos, always denote one who offers sacrifices. At first every man was his own priest, and presented his own sacrifices before God. Afterwards that office devolved…
Skin, Coats made of — (Gen. 3:21). Skins of rams and badgers were used as a covering for the tabernacle (Ex. 25:5; Num. 4:8-14).
Badger · Skins of, used for covering of the tabernacle — Skins of, used for covering of the tabernacle
Censer · Used for offering incense — Used for offering incense
Censers · Directions for removing — Directions for removing
Fleshhook · Used in the tabernacle — Used in the tabernacle
Levites, The · Services of: Taking down, putting up, and carrying the tabernacle, &c — Services of: Taking down, putting up, and carrying the tabernacle, &c

Numbers 4:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 4:1-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 4:13

John Gill on Numbers 4:14

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 4:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 4:1-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 4:13

John Gill on Numbers 4:14

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 4:13-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 4:4-20

Rashi on Numbers 4:14