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Introduction: Order, Reverence, and Sanctity in the Wilderness Tabernacle Numbers 4:12 forms part of the priestly instructions for transporting the most sacred items of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) during the wilderness journeys. Specifically, it details the procedures for packing the service vessels used in the Holy Place. The verse reads: וְלָקְחוּ֩ אֶת־כָּל־כְּלֵ֨י הַשָּׁרֵ֜ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר יְשָֽׁרְתוּ־בָ֣ם בַּקֹּ֗דֶשׁ וְנָֽתְנוּ֙ אֶל־בֶּ֣גֶד תְּכֵ֔לֶת וְכִסּ֣וּ אֹותָ֔ם בְּמִכְסֵ֖ה עֹ֣ור תָּ֑חַשׁ וְנָתְנ֖וּ עַל־הַמֹּֽוט׃ And they shall take all the service vessels with which they minister in the sanctuary, and place them in a blue cloth, and cover them with a covering of tachash leather, and place them on the carrying frame.… Learn Hebrew