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Over the table for the Bread of the Presence[a] they are to spread a blue cloth and put the dishes, the small bowls, the larger bowls, and the pitchers for the drink offering on it.[b] The bread that is continually there is to remain on it. Then they are to spread a scarlet cloth over these things, cover them with a covering made from the hides of sea cows, and insert its poles.

They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, its lamps, its snuffers, its fire pans, and all the jars of oil used to supply it.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 4:7 Traditionally showbread
  2. Numbers 4:7 The precise identification of the four types of vessels or utensils is uncertain. See Exodus 25:29.

“Over the table of the Presence(A) they are to spread a blue cloth and put on it the plates, dishes and bowls, and the jars for drink offerings;(B) the bread that is continually there(C) is to remain on it. They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover that with the durable leather and put the poles(D) in place.

“They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand that is for light, together with its lamps, its wick trimmers and trays,(E) and all its jars for the olive oil used to supply it.

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