The Meaning of Numbers 4:13 Explained

Numbers 4:13

KJV: And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:

YLT: and have removed the ashes of the altar, and have spread over it a garment of purple;

Darby: And they shall cleanse the altar of the ashes, and spread a purple cloth thereon;

ASV: And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they shall take away the ashes  from the altar,  and spread  a purple  cloth  thereon: 

What does Numbers 4:13 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 4

1  The age at which the Levites were to serve, and the duration of the service
4  The duty of the Kohathites
16  The charge of Eleazar
17  The office of the priests
21  The duty of the Gershonites
29  Of the Merarites
34  The number of the Kohathites
38  Of the Gershonites
42  And of the Merarites

What do the individual words in Numbers 4:13 mean?

and they shall take away the ashes - from the altar and spread over it a cloth purple
וְדִשְּׁנ֖וּ אֶת־ הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וּפָרְשׂ֣וּ עָלָ֔יו בֶּ֖גֶד אַרְגָּמָֽן

וְדִשְּׁנ֖וּ  and  they  shall  take  away  the  ashes 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: דָּשֵׁן  
Sense: to be fat, grow fat, become fat, become prosperous, anoint.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ  from  the  altar 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִזְבֵּחַ  
Sense: altar.
וּפָרְשׂ֣וּ  and  spread 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: פָּרַשׂ  
Sense: to spread, spread out, stretch, break in pieces.
עָלָ֔יו  over  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
בֶּ֖גֶד  a  cloth 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֶּגֶד 
Sense: treachery, deceit.
אַרְגָּמָֽן  purple 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַרְגָּמָן  
Sense: purple, red-purple.