Numbers 4:5 “Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down…”

Numbers 4:5

Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:

World English Bible

When the camp moves forward, Aaron shall go in with his sons; and they shall take down the veil of the screen, cover the ark of the Testimony with it,

American Standard Version

when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it,

Geneva Bible 1599

When the hoste remoueth, then Aaron and his sonnes shall come and take downe the couering vaile, and shall couer the Arke of the Testimonie therewith.

Darby Translation

And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron and his sons shall go in, and they shall take down the veil of separation and cover the ark of testimony with it;

Young's Literal Translation

that Aaron and his sons have come in, in the journeying of the camp, and have taken down the vail of the hanging, and have covered with it the ark of the testimony;

Bible in Basic English

When all the people go forward, Aaron is to go in with his sons, and take down the veil of the curtain, covering the ark of witness with it;

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Cross references

“And when”

Numbers 10:14 Numbers 2:16 Numbers 2:17

Numbers 10:14 · BSB

First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.

Numbers 2:16 · BSB

The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.

Numbers 2:17 · BSB

In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.

“Aaron shall come”

Numbers 4:15 Numbers 3:27–32

Numbers 4:15 · BSB

When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or t…

Numbers 3:27–32 · BSB

From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.

“they shall”

Matthew 27:51 Hebrews 9:3 Exodus 26:31–33 Exodus 36:35 Exodus 40:3 Isaiah 25:7

Matthew 27:51 · BSB

At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.

Hebrews 9:3 · BSB

Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,

Exodus 26:31–33 · BSB

Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.

Exodus 36:35 · BSB

Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.

Exodus 40:3 · BSB

Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.

Isaiah 25:7 · BSB

On this mountain He will swallow up the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;

“and cover”

Exodus 25:10–22 Exodus 37:1–9 2 Samuel 6:2–9

Exodus 25:10–22 · BSB

And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

Exodus 37:1–9 · BSB

Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

2 Samuel 6:2–9 · BSB

And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name— the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4This service of the Kohathites at the Tent of Meeting regards the most holy things.

6They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles.

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