Bible verse
Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,
Numbers 4:13 · BSB
The verses around it, from Numbers 4.
9 They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.
10 Then they shall wrap it and all its utensils inside a covering of fine leather and put it on the carrying frame.
11 Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles.
12 They are to take all the utensils for serving in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine leather, and put them on the carrying frame.
13 Then they shall remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,
14 and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles.
15 When 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.
16 Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall oversee the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the holy objects and their utensils.”
17 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
KJV
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
ASV
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
ERV
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
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