Numbers 4:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 4:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 4:9 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuff..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 4:9 — KJV
“And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:”
— Numbers 4:9 (KJV)
Numbers 4:9 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 4:9
“The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,”
Shares key themes with Numbers 4:9: candlestick, light, lamps
“And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 4:9: take, cloth, blue
“And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 4:9: candlestick, vessels, thereof
“And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it. basons: or, bowls”
Shares key themes with Numbers 4:9: cover, vessels, thereof
“The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,”
Shares key themes with Numbers 4:9: candlestick, light, lamps
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