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Numbers 4:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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:

Numbers 4:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 4:5

Theological / Devotional

Covering vail. See Ex. 35:12; 39:34; Luke 23:45. The reference here is to the veil that divided the holy from the most holy place (Ex. 26:31–33). The first veil, for the door of the tabernacle, was committed to the care of the Gershonites (Num. 4:25).

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