Numbers 4:9
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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:”
נִיר
Lamp, burning light. Niyr. A flame that lights the way. Your word is a lamp to my feet, not a floodlight but just enough light for the very next step.
כְּלִי
the vessels of
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כְּלִי
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
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תְּכֵלֶת
violet stuff
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תְּכֵלֶת
the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
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שֶׁמֶן
oil/ its
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שֶׁמֶן
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
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שָׁרַת
they will serve
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שָׁרַת
to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
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מֶלְקָח
tongs/ its
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מֶלְקָח
(only in dual) tweezers
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מַחְתָּה
fire-pans/ its
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מַחְתָּה
a pan for live coals
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מְנוֹרָה
the lampstand of
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מְנוֹרָה
a chandelier
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