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Numbers 4:5

Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.

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ASV

when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it,

KJV

And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּבָ֨אu.Va'and he will goH935 →
אַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175 →
וּבָנָיו֙u.va.Navand sons hisH1121 →
בִּנְסֹ֣עַbin.So.a'when sets outH5265 →
הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.Nehthe campH4264 →
וְהוֹרִ֕דוּve.ho.Ri.duand they will take downH3381 →
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853 →
פָּרֹ֣כֶתpa.Ro.khet[the] curtain ofH6532 →
הַמָּסָ֑ךְha.ma.Sakhthe screenH4539 →
וְכִ֨סּוּ־ve.Khi.su-and they will coverH3680 →
בָ֔הּVahwith <the> it
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853 →
אֲרֹ֥ן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727 →
הָעֵדֻֽת׃ha.'e.Dutthe testimonyH5715 →

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1 Chronicles 23:26So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”Revelation 11:19Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.Hebrews 9:3Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,Matthew 27:51At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.Exodus 37:1–9Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.Numbers 10:14First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.Exodus 40:3Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.Numbers 2:16–17The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.Numbers 4:15When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.Exodus 36:35Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.Isaiah 25:7On this mountain He will swallow up the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;Exodus 26:31–33Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.Numbers 3:27–32From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.2 Samuel 6:2–9And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it.Exodus 25:10–22And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.Hebrews 10:20by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,1 Samuel 4:4So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.Exodus 26:14Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.

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