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Numbers 4:8

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.

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וּפָרְשׂ֣וּufaresvand breakפָּרַשׂconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and break”, a completed action in a sequenceH6566to break apart, disperse, etc.break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).עֲלֵיהֶ֗םaleyhemaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…בֶּ֚גֶדbegedapparelבֶּגֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “apparel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH899a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillageapparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, [idiom] very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.תּוֹלַ֣עַתtolaatcrimsonתּוֹלָעnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “crimson”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8438the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewithcrimson, scarlet, worm.שָׁנִ֔יshanicrimsonשָׁנִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “crimson”, the ordinary formH8144crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with itcrimson, scarlet (thread).וְכִסּ֣וּvekhisvand 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).אֹת֔וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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).בְּמִכְסֵ֖הbemikhsehin coveringמִכְסֶהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in covering”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4372a covering, i.e. weatherboardingcovering.ע֣וֹרorhideעוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “hide”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5785skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leatherhide, leather, skin.תָּ֑חַשׁtachashbadgerתַּחַשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “badger”, the ordinary formH8476a (clean) animal with fur, probably a species of antelopebadger.וְשָׂמ֖וּvesamvand putשׂוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and put”, a completed action in a sequenceH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…אֶתetobject 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).בַּדָּֽיוbadayvapartבַּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “apart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall set the staves thereof.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they have spread over them a garment of scarlet, and have covered it with a covering of badger skin, and have placed its staves,

World English Bible

They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

Darby Translation

And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skin, and shall put its staves [to it].

Douay-Rheims

And they shall spread over it a cloth of scarlet, which again they shall cover with a covering of violet skins, and shall put in the bars.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall set the staves thereof.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they shall put upon it a scarlet cloth, and they shall cover it with a blue covering of skin, and they shall put the staves into it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπιβαλοῦσιν ἐπʼ αὐτὴν ἱμάτιον κόκκινον, καὶ καλύψουσιν αὐτὴν καλύμματι δερματίνῳ ὑακινθίνῳ, καὶ διεμβαλοῦσι διʼ αὐτῆς τοὺς ἀναφορεῖς.