Numbers 4:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and they shall layוְנָתְנ֣וּ
(ve·na·te·nu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
a coveringכְּסוּי֙
(ke·s?)
3681: a coveringfrom kasah
of porpoiseתַּ֔חַשׁ
(ta·chash,)
8476: perhaps porpoise (a kind of leather or skin)of uncertain derivation
skinעֹ֣ור
(o·vr)
5785: a skinof uncertain derivation
on it, and shall spreadוּפָרְשׂ֧וּ
(u·fa·re·su)
6566: to spread out, spreada prim. root
overמִלְמָ֑עְלָה
(mil·ma·'e·lah;)
4605: above, upwardsfrom alah
[it] a clothבֶֽגֶד־
(ve·ged-)
899b: a garment, coveringfrom bagad
of pureכְּלִ֛יל
(ke·lil)
3632: entire, whole, a holocaustfrom kalal
blue,תְּכֵ֖לֶת
(te·che·let)
8504: violet, violet threadof uncertain derivation
and shall insertוְשָׂמ֖וּ
(ve·sa·mu)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
its poles.בַּדָּֽיו׃
(bad·dav.)
905: separation, a partfrom badad


















KJV Lexicon
And shall put
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
thereon the covering
kacuwy  (kaw-soo'-ee)
covered, i.e. (as noun) a covering -- covering.
of badgers'
tachash  (takh'-ash)
a (clean) animal with fur, probably a species of antelope -- badger.
skins
`owr  (ore)
skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather -- hide, leather, skin.
and shall spread
paras  (paw-ras')
to break apart, disperse, etc. -- break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).
over
ma`al  (mah'al)
the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
it a cloth
beged  (behg'-ed)
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage -- apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.
wholly
kaliyl  (kaw-leel')
complete; as noun, the whole (specifically, a sacrifice entirely consumed); as adverb, fully
of blue
tkeleth  (tek-ay'-leth)
the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith -- blue.
and shall put
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
in the staves
bad  (bad)
separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides -- alone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.
thereof
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and they shall lay a covering of porpoise skin on it, and shall spread over it a cloth of pure blue, and shall insert its poles.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are to place over this a covering made of manatee skin, spread a solid blue cloth on top, and insert its poles."

International Standard Version
They are to set a leather-dyed skin covering over it, cover it with a pure blue cloth, and then insert its poles.

NET Bible
Then they must put over it a covering of fine leather and spread over that a cloth entirely of blue, and then they must insert its poles.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Over this they will put a covering of fine leather. On top of that they will spread a cloth made entirely of violet material. Then they will put the poles in place.

King James 2000 Bible
And shall put thereon the covering of badger skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in its poles.
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