Numbers Chapter 4 verse 13 Holy Bible
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
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And they are to take away the burned waste from the altar, and put a purple cloth on it;
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And they shall cleanse the altar of the ashes, and spread a purple cloth thereon;
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And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
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And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth upon it:
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They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.
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and have removed the ashes of the altar, and have spread over it a garment of purple;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 13. - Take away the ashes. This is omitted by the Septuagint. The Hebrew word for "ashes is of somewhat doubtful meaning, being only used here and in Exodus 27:3; Psalm 20:3 (see margin). Being connected with the word "fat," it may perhaps mean the grease or dripping from the burnt offerings. The Targum of Palestine renders it "cinders." As the altar was hollow, and was filled with earth or stones when used, there would be no need to cleanse it from ashes; if this be the meaning of the word, the command would rather have been to collect the living embers before the altar was removed, in order to keep alive the sacred fire. That this fire was never allowed to go out may be looked upon as certain.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) And they shall take away the ashes from the altar.--In Exodus 27:3 we find a direction to make pans for removing the ashes from the brazen altar, and also to make all the brazen vessels mentioned in the next verse.