Numbers 4:9

“And they shall take a cloth of blue and cover the lampstand for the light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its trays, and all its vessels for oil with which they minister to it.”

Numbers 4:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 4:9, word by word

And they shall takeלָקְחוּlakchu

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “lakchu” appears
a clothבֶּגֶדbeged

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

Where else “beged” appears
of blueתְּכֵלֶתtechelet

violet-blue

Thread or cloth dyed violet-blue, a very costly dye.

Where else “techelet” appears
and coverכִסּוּchisu

cover

To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.

Where else “chisu” appears
the lampstandמְנֹרַתmenorat

lampstand

Lampstand: a stand with branches for the lamps; in Hebrew, "menorah".

Where else “menorat” appears
for the lightמָּאוֹרmaor

lamplight

The glow of the sanctuary lamp.

Where else “maor” appears
and its lampsנֵרֹתֶיnerote

lamp

Lamp: a vessel with oil and a wick; also light.

Where else “nerote” appears
and its snuffersמַלְקָחֶיmalkache

snuffers, tongs

Snuffers: tongs for trimming the wick of the lamps; also tongs for live coals (Isaiah 6:6).

Where else “malkache” appears
and its traysמַחְתֹּתֶיmachtote

tray

A small dish for wick trimmings.

Where else “machtote” appears
its vesselsכְּלֵיkele

vessel

Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.

Where else “kele” appears
for oilשַׁמְנָshamna

oil

The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.

Where else “shamna” appears
they ministerיְשָׁרְתוּyeshartu

minister

To serve in worship before YHWH.

Where else “yeshartu” appears

The context

8And they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet, and cover it with a covering of fine leather, and put in its poles.

9 · This verse (above)

10And they shall put it and all its utensils into a covering of fine leather, and put it on the carrying frame.

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