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Numbers 4:5

And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:

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וּבָ֨אuvaand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, a completed action in a sequenceH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…אַהֲרֹ֤ןaharonAaronאַהֲרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Aaron”H175Aharon, the brother of MosesAaron.וּבָנָיו֙uvanayvand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […בִּנְסֹ֣עַbinsoain cause to blowנָסַעpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “in cause to blow”, the to-form of the verbH5265properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourneycause to blow, bring, get, (make to) go (away, forth, forward, onward, out), (take) journey, march, remove, set aside (forward), [idiom] still, be on his (go their) way.הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הhamachanehthe armyמַחֲנֶהdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the army”, the ordinary formH4264an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.וְהוֹרִ֕דוּvehoridvand bring downיָרַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and bring down”, a completed action in a sequenceH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…אֵ֖תetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).פָּרֹ֣כֶתparokhetvailפֹּרֶכֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “vail”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6532a separatrix, i.e. (the sacred) screenvail.הַמָּסָ֑ךְhamasakhethe coveringמָסָךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the covering”, the ordinary formH4539a cover, i.e. veilcovering, curtain, hanging.וְכִ֨סּוּvekhisvand coverכָּסָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and cover”, a completed action in a sequenceH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).בָ֔הּvahinבָ֔הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”inאֵ֖תetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אֲרֹ֥ןaronchestאָרוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “chest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH727a boxark, chest, coffin.הָעֵדֻֽתhaedutthe testimonyעֵדוּתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the testimony”, the ordinary formH5715testimonytestimony, witness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it;

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American Standard Version (1901)

when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it,

Young’s Literal Translation

that Aaron and his sons have come in, in the journeying of the camp, and have taken down the vail of the hanging, and have covered with it the ark of the testimony;

World English Bible

When the camp moves forward, Aaron shall go in with his sons; and they shall take down the veil of the screen, cover the ark of the Testimony with it,

Darby Translation

And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron and his sons shall go in, and they shall take down the veil of separation and cover the ark of testimony with it;

Douay-Rheims

When the camp is to set forward, Aaron and his sons shall go into the tabernacle of the covenant, and the holy of holies, and shall take down the veil that hangeth before the door, and shall wrap up the ark of the testimony in it,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Aaron and his sons shall go in, when the camp is about to move, and shall take down the shadowing veil, and shall cover with it the ark of the testimony.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἰσελεύσεται Ἀαρὼν καὶ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ, ὅταν ἐξαίρῃ ἡ παρεμβολὴ, καὶ καθελοῦσι τὸ καταπέτασμα τὸ συσκιάζον, καὶ κατακαλύψουσιν ἐν αὐτῷ τὴν κιβωτὸν τοῦ μαρτυρίου,