Numbers 4:8
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put in the staves thereof. | And they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and insert the poles. | and they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they will spread out | וּפָרְשׂ֣וּ | u-fa-re-SU | H6566 | to spreadפָּרַשׂ (pa.ra.s) 1) to spread, spread out, stretch, break in pieces 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to spread out, display 1a2) to spread over 1b) (Niphal) to be scattered, be spread out 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to spread out 1c1) to scatter |
| over them | עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם | 'a-lei-HEM | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| a covering of | בֶּ֚גֶד | BE-ged | H0899B | garmentבֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) (CLBL) garment, clothing (used indiscriminately) |
| scarlet stuff of | תּוֹלַ֣עַת | to-LA-'at | H8438B | wormתּוֹלֵעָה (to.le.ah) 1) worm, maggot 1a) worm, grub 1b) the worm "coccus ilicis" |
| scarlet | שָׁנִ֔י | sha-NI | H8144 | scarletשָׁנִי (sha.ni) 1) scarlet, crimson 1a) properly, the insect 'coccus ilicis', the dried body of the female yielding colouring matter from which is made the dye used for cloth to colour it scarlet or crimson |
| and they will cover | וְכִסּ֣וּ | ve-khi-SU | H3680 | to coverכָּסָה (ka.sah) 1) to cover, conceal, hide 1a) (Qal) conceal, covered (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be covered 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cover, clothe 1c2) to cover, conceal 1c3) to cover (for protection) 1c4) to cover over, spread over 1c5) to cover, overwhelm 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be covered 1d2) to be clothed 1e) (Hithpael) to cover oneself, clothe oneself |
| with a covering of | בְּמִכְסֵ֖ה | be-mikh-SEH | H4372 | coveringמִכְסֶה (mikh.seh) 1) a covering 1a) covering (of the ark) 1b) covering (of the skins of the tabernacle) |
| skin of | ע֣וֹר | or | H5785 | skinעוֹר (or) 1) skin, hide 1a) skin (of men) 1b) hide (of animals) |
| dolphin | תָּ֑חַשׁ | TA-chash | H8476 | leatherתַּ֫חַשׁ (ta.chash) 1) a kind of leather, skin, or animal hide 1a) perhaps the animal yielding the skin 1a1) perhaps the badger or dugong, dolphin, or sheep, or a now extinct animal |
| and they will put in | וְשָׂמ֖וּ | ve-sa-MU | H7760H | No entry |
| poles its | בַּדָּֽיו׃ | ba-DAV | H0905G | alone: poleבַּד (bad) : pole 1) alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone 1a) separation, alone, by itself 1a1) only (adv) 1a2) apart from, besides (prep) 1b) part 1c) parts (eg limbs, shoots), bars |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.