Numbers 4:7-8

4:7 “On the table of the presence they must spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the pans, the bowls, and the pitchers for pouring, and the Bread of the Presence must be on it continually. 4:8 They must spread over them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of fine leather; and they must insert its poles.

Numbers 4:16

4:16 “The appointed responsibility of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest is for the oil for the light, and the spiced incense, and the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil; he also has the appointed responsibility over all the tabernacle with all that is in it, over the sanctuary and over all its furnishings.”


sn The Hebrew actually has the “table of faces,” and this has been traditionally rendered “table of shewbread.”

tn The Greek has “violet” instead of blue. This is also the case in vv. 8, 10, and 14.

tn This is supplied to the line to clarify “appointed.”

tn Heb “and.”

sn One would assume that he would prepare and wrap these items, but that the Kohathites would carry them to the next place.