Numbers 4:7, 8

Numbers 4:7, 8

And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:

And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.

 

a. The Chumash, Stone Edition. Numbers 4:7, Note 7: “…The placement of the covers reveals a hierarchy of holiness. The showbread remained on the Table at all times and is therefore called constant bread in this verse; it was covered with turquoise wool, which symbolized the highest degree of holiness. The utensils were placed atop that cover and then everything was covered with a tachash-hide (badgers’ skins).

 

b. The Chumash, Stone Edition. Exodus 25:5 Note: “Tachash skins. The tachash was a beautiful, multi-colored animal that existed only at that time and then became extinct.”