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Numbers 4:6

King James Version (KJV)

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And shall put thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread over [it] a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.

Numbers 4:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 4:6

Theological / Devotional

Of blue. The ark was the only article of holy furniture that was covered with a blue (or violet) cloth when being carried from place to place, to mark it distinctly.

Staves. The poles by which the ark was carried were apparently never taken out of the rings (Ex. 25:14, 15). Presumably, Aaron and his sons entered the most holy place in order to cover it.

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