The Meaning of Numbers 4:11 Explained

Numbers 4:11

KJV: And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:

YLT: 'And on the golden altar they spread a garment of blue, and have covered it with a covering of badger skin, and have placed its staves;

Darby: And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put its staves to it.

ASV: And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And upon the golden  altar  they shall spread  a cloth  of blue,  and cover  it with a covering  of badgers'  skins,  and shall put  to the staves  thereof: 

What does Numbers 4:11 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 4

1  The age at which the Levites were to serve, and the duration of the service
4  The duty of the Kohathites
16  The charge of Eleazar
17  The office of the priests
21  The duty of the Gershonites
29  Of the Merarites
34  The number of the Kohathites
38  Of the Gershonites
42  And of the Merarites

What do the individual words in Numbers 4:11 mean?

And Over altar the golden they shall spread a cloth blue and cover it with a covering of skins badger and they shall insert - its poles
וְעַ֣ל ׀ מִזְבַּ֣ח הַזָּהָ֗ב יִפְרְשׂוּ֙ בֶּ֣גֶד תְּכֵ֔לֶת וְכִסּ֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ בְּמִכְסֵ֖ה ע֣וֹר תָּ֑חַשׁ וְשָׂמ֖וּ אֶת־ בַּדָּֽיו

וְעַ֣ל ׀  And  Over 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
מִזְבַּ֣ח  altar 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִזְבֵּחַ  
Sense: altar.
הַזָּהָ֗ב  the  golden 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
יִפְרְשׂוּ֙  they  shall  spread 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: פָּרַשׂ  
Sense: to spread, spread out, stretch, break in pieces.
בֶּ֣גֶד  a  cloth 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֶּגֶד 
Sense: treachery, deceit.
תְּכֵ֔לֶת  blue 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּכֵלֶת  
Sense: violet, violet stuff.
וְכִסּ֣וּ  and  cover 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: כָּסָה  
Sense: to cover, conceal, hide.
בְּמִכְסֵ֖ה  with  a  covering 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִכְסֶה  
Sense: a covering.
ע֣וֹר  of  skins 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹור  
Sense: skin, hide.
תָּ֑חַשׁ  badger 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: תַּחַשׁ  
Sense: a kind of leather, skin, or animal hide.
וְשָׂמ֖וּ  and  they  shall  insert 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: שׂוּמָה 
Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בַּדָּֽיו  its  poles 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.

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