Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 4:9
And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his censers, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:
And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps,…. Which had lamps in it, and were continually lighted, and gave light in the holy place:
and his tongs, and his snuff dishes, and all the oil vessels thereof,
wherewith they minister unto it; by supplying the lamps with oil, and snuffing and trimming them.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
The candlestick, with its lamps, snuffers, extinguishers (Exo 25:31-37), and all its oil-vessels (oil-cans), “ wherewith they serve it, ” i.e., prepare it for the holy service, were to be covered with a hyacinth cloth, and then with a wrapper of sea-cow skin, and laid upon the carriage. (Num 4:10 and Num 4:12), bearing frame, in Num 13:23 bearing poles.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
Verses 9, 10:
Next in order, the priests were to prepare the gold Candlestick (lampstand) for moving. They were to cover it with a cloth of blue, along with all the appliances pertaining to it. Then all was to be covered with a covering of badgers’ skins, and put upon a “bar,” mot, “pole,” or a carrying frame.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
candlestick = light-holder, as in Gen 1:14.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Exo 25:31-39, Exo 37:17-24, Psa 119:105, Rev 1:20, Rev 2:1
Reciprocal: Exo 25:38 – the tongs Lev 24:4 – the pure Num 4:8 – General Num 4:12 – General Num 4:16 – the office 1Ki 7:49 – the tongs