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NASB					Num 4:6 and they shall lay⁵⁴¹⁴ a ^Acovering³⁶⁸¹ of porpoise⁸⁴⁷⁶ skin⁵⁷⁸⁵ on it, and shall spread⁶⁵⁶⁶ over⁴⁶⁰⁵ it a cloth^899b of pure³⁶³² ¹blue⁸⁵⁰⁴, and shall insert⁷⁷⁶⁰ its poles⁹⁰⁵.
AMPLIFIED 2015					Num 4:6 and they shall put on it a covering of ¹porpoise skin (fine leather), and shall spread over that a cloth of pure blue, and shall insert the carrying poles of the ark.

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Or violet

Amplified 2015 Translator's Notes:
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The meaning of the Hebrew word is not certain; some scholars have suggested that the material is instead a fine leather of unspecified origin.

NASB Cross References:
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Num 4:25 they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering of porpoise skin that is on top of it, and the screen for the doorway of the tent of meeting,

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Greek Heb.

899b

beged (93d); from 898; a garment, covering:--cloth(8), clothes(81), clothing(6), garment(39), garments(72), lap(1), robes(5), saddlecloths*(1), wardrobe(2).

905

bad (94c); from 909; separation, a part:--addition*(1), alone(58), alone*(4), apart(2), aside(2), bars(1), besides*(40), disease(1), except(1), except*(1), himself(6), including(1), itself(7), limbs(2), Myself(1), only(11), part of each(1), poles(37), separate(1), themselves(15), unless*(1), without*(1).

3632

kalil (483a); from 3634; entire, whole, a holocaust:--all(2), burned entirely(1), completely(1), entirely(1), perfect(3), perfection(1), pure(1), whole(2), whole burnt offering(2), whole burnt offerings(1).

3681

kasuy (492b); from 3680; a covering:--cover(1), covering(1).

4605

maal (751c); from 5927; above, upwards:--above(7), above*(32), covered*(1), exceedingly(1), forward(2), greater(1), greatly(1), heaven(4), high above(1), high*(1), higher(4), highly(2), hovered*(2), older(2), onward(2), over(4), over*(1), severe(1), successive story(1), top(9), upside down(1), upward(53), upward by stages(1), upwards(2), very(3).

5414

nathan (678a); a prim. root; to give, put, set:--abandon(1), add(1), added(1), allow(14), allowed(3), applied(1), appoint(5), appointed(15), apportion(1), appropriated(1), ascribe(2), ascribed(2), assigned(5), bear(1), bestow(1), bestowed(2), blame*(1), bring(10), bring down(2), bringing(2), brings(2), brought(3), cast(3), cause(2), causes(1), certainly be given(1), certainly give(1), comes(1), commit(1), committed(1), conferred(1), consider(1), consign(1), contribute(1), cried(1), dedicated(1), defeat(1), deliver(26), delivered(26), delivers(3), designate(1), designated(1), direct(1), display(1), displayed(1), distribute(2), divide(1), enabled(1), entrust*(1), entrusted(2), entrusted*(1), establish(1), established(1), exchange(1), execute(1), executes(2), fasten(2), fastened(1), find(1), furnishing(1), gave(293), generously give(1), gift(1), give(491), given(259), gives(67), giving(37), grant(18), granted(11), growl*(1), had(3), hand over(2), hang(3), has had(1), have(2), have*(1), heap(1), held(1), hung(1), impose(1), imposed(3), indeed deliver(1), indeed give(1), inflict(2), inflicted(1), injured*(1), injures*(1), inserted(1), instilled(4), issued(5), kept giving(1), laid(5), lay(12), laying(1), lays(1), left(2), left hanging(1), lend(1), lends(1), let(7), lies*(1), lift(5), lifts(1), made(43), made turn(3), make(66), makes(3), making(3), marry off(1), offer(2), offered(4), Oh*(13), open*(1), over(1), paid(7), pay(6), performed(1), permit(2), pierce(1), pitch(1), place(13), placed(19), planted(1), pledged(2), pledged*(1), present(2), presented(1), prevent*(2), produces(1), provide(1), provided(2), provides(1), put(192), puts(4), putting(2), raised(2), reduces(1), render(2), repay(1), Requite(2), requited(1), roared loudly*(1), roared*(1), send(4), sends(1), sent(4), set(74), setting(5), show(2), showed(1), slander*(1), sounds forth(1), sparkles*(1), speaks forth(1), spend(1), spread(1), strike(1), submitted*(1), supplies(1), surely be given(1), surely give(2), take(2), taken(1), takes(1), to pay(1), took(1), traded(1), turned(6), used(1), utter(1), uttered(2), uttered forth(1), utters(5), wept*(1), wholly given(2), work(1), would*(7), yield(13), yield*(1), yielded(2), yields(2), yours(1).

5785

or (736a); of unc. der.; a skin:--body(1), hide(4), hides(1), leather(15), skin(65), skins(13).

6566

paras (831a); a prim. root; to spread out, spread:--chop(1), dispersed(1), displays(1), extended(2), extends(1), scattered(2), spread(47), spreading(3), spreads(2), stretch(1), stretched(2), stretches(1), stretching(2).

7760

sum or
sim (962c); a prim. root; to put, place, set:--appoint(9), appointed(9), assign(1), assigned(2), attached(1), bestowed(1), bring(1), brought(1), care*(2), changes(2), charge*(1), charged(1), charges(2), consider(4), consider*(6), considered*(2), determine*(1), determined(1), disguises*(1), establish(3), established(5), establishes(1), establishment(1), expected*(1), fasten(1), fix(1), formed and made(1), gave(2), give(7), grant(1), had(1), hunt*(1), impose(1), impress(1), impute(1), inflicted(1), insert(4), invoke(1), keeps(1), laid(19), lay(10), lay down(1), lays(1), leave(1), loaded(1), look*(2), made(45), make(67), makes(9), mark(3), named*(2), ordained(1), orders(1), paid(2), painted*(1), pay(1), pay attention(2), performed(3), place(15), placed(21), plant(1), prepare(1), preserve(1), put(123), puts(6), putting(2), really set(1), recite*(1), regard*(1), render(1), repaid(1), required(1), seized(1), seized*(2), serve(1), served(1), set(108), sets(3), shave*(1), shed(1), show(1), station(1), stationed(3), steadily(1), substitute(2), surely set(1), take(5), taken(1), takes(1), taking(1), throw(1), told*(1), took(3), transformed(1), treat(1), turn(1), turned(2), unobserved*(1), work(1), wrought(1).

8476

tachash (1065a); of unc. der.; perh. porpoise (a kind of leather or skin):--porpoise(12), porpoise skin(2).

8504

tekeleth (1067b); of unc. der.; violet, violet thread:--blue(43), purple(1), violet(5).

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