Numbers 4:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

When it is time for the camp to journey, Aaron and his sons must come and take down the screening curtain and cover the ark of the testimony with it.

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  • Matt 27:51 : 51 Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart.
  • Heb 9:3 : 3 And after the second curtain there was a tent called the holy of holies.
  • Heb 10:20 : 20 by the fresh and living way that he inaugurated for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh,
  • Exod 25:10-22 : 10 The Ark of the Covenant“They are to make an ark of acacia wood– its length is to be three feet nine inches, its width two feet three inches, and its height two feet three inches. 11 You are to overlay it with pure gold– both inside and outside you must overlay it, and you are to make a surrounding border of gold over it. 12 You are to cast four gold rings for it and put them on its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other side. 13 You are to make poles of acacia wood, overlay them with gold, 14 and put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark with them. 15 The poles must remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed from it. 16 You are to put into the ark the testimony that I will give to you. 17 “You are to make an atonement lid of pure gold; its length is to be three feet nine inches, and its width is to be two feet three inches. 18 You are to make two cherubim of gold; you are to make them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid. 19 Make one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end; from the atonement lid you are to make the cherubim on the two ends. 20 The cherubim are to be spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings, and the cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the atonement lid. 21 You are to put the atonement lid on top of the ark, and in the ark you are to put the testimony I am giving you. 22 I will meet with you there, and from above the atonement lid, from between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will command you for the Israelites.
  • Exod 26:31-33 : 31 “You are to make a special curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen; it is to be made with cherubim, the work of an artistic designer. 32 You are to hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold, set in four silver bases. 33 You are to hang this curtain under the clasps and bring the ark of the testimony in there behind the curtain. The curtain will make a division for you between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place.
  • Exod 36:35 : 35 He made the special curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of an artistic designer.
  • Exod 37:1-9 : 1 The Making of the Ark Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was three feet nine inches, its width two feet three inches, and its height two feet three inches. 2 He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and out, and he made a surrounding border of gold for it. 3 He cast four gold rings for it that he put on its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other side. 4 He made poles of acacia wood, overlaid them with gold, 5 and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark. 6 He made an atonement lid of pure gold; its length was three feet nine inches, and its width was two feet three inches. 7 He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid, 8 one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end. He made the cherubim from the atonement lid on its two ends. 9 The cherubim were spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the atonement lid.
  • Exod 40:3 : 3 You are to place the ark of the testimony in it and shield the ark with the special curtain.
  • Num 2:16-17 : 16 All those numbered of the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, are 151,450. They will travel second. 17 The Tribe in the Center“Then the tent of meeting with the camp of the Levites will travel in the middle of the camps. They will travel in the same order as they camped, each in his own place under his standard.
  • Num 3:27-32 : 27 The Numbering of the Kohathites From Kohath came the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites. 28 Counting every male from a month old and upward, there were 8,600. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary. 29 The families of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle. 30 Now the leader of the clan of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel. 31 Their responsibilities included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the curtain, and all their service. 32 Now the head of all the Levitical leaders was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the sanctuary.
  • Num 4:15 : 15 “When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is ready to journey, then the Kohathites will come to carry them; but they must not touch any holy thing, or they will die. These are the responsibilities of the Kohathites with the tent of meeting.
  • Num 10:14 : 14 The standard of the camp of the Judahites set out first according to their companies, and over his company was Nahshon son of Amminadab.
  • 2 Sam 6:2-9 : 2 David and all the men who were with him traveled to Baalah in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God which is called by the name of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, who sits enthroned between the cherubim that are on it. 3 They loaded the ark of God on a new cart and carried it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart. 4 They brought it with the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on the hill. Ahio was walking in front of the ark, 5 while David and all Israel were energetically celebrating before the LORD, singing and playing various stringed instruments, tambourines, rattles, and cymbals. 6 When they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and grabbed hold of the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled. 7 The LORD was so furious with Uzzah, he killed him on the spot for his negligence. He died right there beside the ark of God. 8 David was angry because the LORD attacked Uzzah; so he called that place Perez Uzzah, which remains its name to this very day. 9 David was afraid of the LORD that day and said,“How will the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”
  • Isa 25:7 : 7 On this mountain he will swallow up the shroud that is over all the peoples, the woven covering that is over all the nations;

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    6Then they must put over it a covering of fine leather and spread over that a cloth entirely of blue, and then they must insert its poles.

  • Num 4:8-15
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    8They must spread over them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of fine leather; and they must insert its poles.

    9“They must take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand of the light, with its lamps, its wick-trimmers, its trays, and all its oil vessels, with which they service it.

    10Then they must put it with all its utensils in a covering of fine leather, and put it on a carrying beam.

    11“They must spread a blue cloth on the gold altar, and cover it with a covering of fine leather; and they must insert its poles.

    12Then they must take all the utensils of the service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of fine leather, and put them on a carrying beam.

    13Also, they must take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it.

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    15“When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is ready to journey, then the Kohathites will come to carry them; but they must not touch any holy thing, or they will die. These are the responsibilities of the Kohathites with the tent of meeting.

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    3You are to place the ark of the testimony in it and shield the ark with the special curtain.

  • Exod 40:20-21
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    20He took the testimony and put it in the ark, attached the poles to the ark, and then put the atonement lid on the ark.

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    4This is the service of the Kohathites in the tent of meeting, relating to the most holy things.

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    19but in order that they will live and not die when they approach the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons will go in and appoint each man to his service and his responsibility.

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    21The Service of the Gershonites Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

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    23The Concluding Rituals“Aaron must then enter the Meeting Tent and take off the linen garments which he had put on when he entered the sanctuary, and leave them there.

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    25They must carry the curtains for the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering, the covering of fine leather that is over it, the curtains for the entrance of the tent of meeting,

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    33You are to hang this curtain under the clasps and bring the ark of the testimony in there behind the curtain. The curtain will make a division for you between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place.

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    7The cherubim’s wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.

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    34and the coverings of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather, and the protecting curtain;

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    3and commanded the people:“When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you must leave here and walk behind it.

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    10the woven garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons, to minister as priests,

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    4The priests and Levites carried the ark of the LORD, the tent of meeting, and all the holy items in the tent.

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    17Whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the Israelites would begin their journey; and in whatever place the cloud settled, there the Israelites would make camp.

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    19the woven garments for serving in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to minister as priests.”

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    14So when the people left their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them.

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    4“You are to present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the tent of meeting. You are to wash them with water

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    6“You are to put it in front of the curtain that is before the ark of the testimony(before the atonement lid that is over the testimony), where I will meet you.

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    17Then the tabernacle was dismantled, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle.

  • Num 2:17
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    17The Tribe in the Center“Then the tent of meeting with the camp of the Levites will travel in the middle of the camps. They will travel in the same order as they camped, each in his own place under his standard.

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    21And the Kohathites set out, carrying the articles for the sanctuary; the tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived.

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    30The priest who succeeds him from his sons, when he first comes to the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place, is to wear them for seven days.

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    2and the LORD said to Moses:“Tell Aaron your brother that he must not enter at any time into the holy place inside the special curtain in front of the atonement lid that is on the ark so that he may not die, for I will appear in the cloud over the atonement lid.

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    4It contained the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered entirely with gold. In this ark were the golden urn containing the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

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    7the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the atonement lid that is on it, all the furnishings of the tent,

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    36But when the cloud was lifted up from the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out on all their journeys;

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    17Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:

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    34But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he would remove the veil until he came out. Then he would come out and tell the Israelites what he had been commanded.

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    4You must place them in the tent of meeting before the ark of the covenant where I meet with you.

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    16You are to put into the ark the testimony that I will give to you.