Numbers 4:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 4:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 4:5 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 4:5 — KJV
“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:”
— Numbers 4:5 (KJV)
Numbers 4:5 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 4:5
“And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 4:5: camp, forward, aaron
“And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 4:5: covering, vail, cover
“And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 4:5: setteth, forward, come
“In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 4:5: aaron, sons, vail
“The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,”
Shares key themes with Numbers 4:5: covering, vail, cover
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