Numbers 4:14

“And they shall put on it all its utensils with which they minister on it: the firepans, the forks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread over it a covering of fine leather, and put in its poles.”

Numbers 4:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 4:14, word by word

And they shall putנָתְנוּnatnu

put

To place something somewhere.

Where else “natnu” appears
its utensilsכֵּלָיkelay

utensil

Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.

Where else “kelay” appears
they ministerיְשָׁרְתוּyeshartu

minister

To serve in worship before YHWH.

Where else “yeshartu” appears
the firepansמַּחְתֹּתmachtot

firepan

A pan for coals or incense.

Where else “machtot” appears
the forksמִּזְלָגֹתmizlagot

fork

Fork: a large fork for handling the meat of the sacrifices.

Where else “mizlagot” appears
and the shovelsיָּעִיםyaim

shovel

Shovel for ashes.

Where else “yaim” appears
and the basinsמִּזְרָקֹתmizrakot

basin

Basin for sprinkling the blood of the sacrifices; also a bowl.

Where else “mizrakot” appears
of the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach

altar

Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.

Where else “mizbeach” appears
and they shall spreadפָרְשׂוּfarsu

spread out

To open out hands, wings or cloth.

Where else “farsu” appears
a coveringכְּסוּיkesuy

covering

Covering: what is put over something to cover it.

Where else “kesuy” appears
of fineתַּחַשׁtachash

tachash (fine leather)

Tachash: a kind of leather or skin, and perhaps the animal that gave it; it was used for coverings.

Where else “tachash” appears
leatherעוֹרor

skin, leather

Skin, hide; leather.

Where else “or” appears
and put inשָׂמוּsamu

put

To put something somewhere.

Where else “samu” appears
its polesבַדָּיvaday

pole

Another word spelled the same: a carrying pole.

Where else “vaday” appears

The context

13And they shall remove the ashes from the altar and spread over it a cloth of purple.

14 · This verse (above)

15And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the Holy Place and all the utensils of the Holy Place, as the camp sets out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; but they shall not touch the holy things, or they will die. These are the load of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting.

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