Numbers 4:13
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
American King James Version (AKJV)
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
American Standard Version (ASV)
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And they are to take away the burned waste from the altar, and put a purple cloth on it;
Webster's Revision
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth upon it:
World English Bible
"They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
Wesley's Numbers 4:13 Bible Commentary
4:13 The altar — Hence we may conclude, that they did offer sacrifices at other times, though not so constantly and diligently, as they did in Canaan. Moreover the taking away of the ashes only doth sufficiently imply that the fire was preserved, which as it came down from heaven, Leviticus 9:24. So it was by God's command to be continually fed, and kept burning, and therefore doubtless was put into some vessel, which might be either fastened to the altar and put within this covering, or carried by some person appointed thereunto.