Numbers 4:6
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American King James Version (AKJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
and shall put thereon a covering of sealskin, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And putting over it the leather cover and over that a blue cloth; and putting its rods in place.
Webster's Revision
And shall put on it the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staffs of it.
World English Bible
and shall put a covering of sealskin on it, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its poles.
English Revised Version (ERV)
and shall put thereon a covering of sealskin, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.
Definitions for Numbers 4:6
Barnes's Numbers 4:6 Bible Commentary
wholly of blue - Compare Exodus 25:4 note. The third and external covering of the ark only was to be of this color. The table of showbread had Numbers 4:8 an outer wrapping of scarlet; the altar Numbers 4:13 one of purple.
Put in the staves - Probably, "put the staves in order." These were never taken out of the golden rings by which the ark was to be borne (see Exodus 25:14-15), but would need adjustment.
Wesley's Numbers 4:6 Bible Commentary
4:6 Badgers - skins - Whereby the ark was secured from the injuries of the weather.
