וְלָקְח֣וּ ׀ בֶּ֣גֶד תְּכֵ֗לֶת וְכִסּ֞וּ אֶת־מְנֹרַ֤ת הַמָּאוֹר֙ וְאֶת־נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָ וְאֶת־מַלְקָחֶ֖יהָ וְאֶת־מַחְתֹּתֶ֑יהָ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־כְּלֵ֣י שַׁמְנָ֔הּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְשָׁרְתוּ־לָ֖הּ בָּהֶֽם׃
Mereka harus mengambil kain biru langit dan menutupi kandil penerangan beserta pelita-pelitanya, sepit-sepitnya, sendok-sendok abunya, dan semua bejana minyaknya yang digunakan untuk melayani kandil itu.
Bamidbar Rabbah
“They shall take a cloth of sky-blue wool, and cover the candelabrum of the illumination, and its lamps and its tongs” (Numbers 4:9).
“They shall take a cloth of sky-blue wool, and cover the candelabrum of the illumination” (Numbers 4:9) – the candelabrum, too, because it stands in the Sanctuary, it and all its utensils that enter there were covered with a cloth of sky-blue wool. That is what is written: “They shall take a cloth of sky-blue wool and cover…” Regarding the candelabrum, one would not separate between it and its utensils. Then they would cover it and all its utensils with a covering of taḥash hide and place it on a pole, because it did not have staves with which they would carry it. That is what is written: “They shall place it and all its utensils [into a covering of the hide of a taḥash, and shall place it on a pole]” (Numbers 4:10).
“They shall take a cloth of sky-blue wool, and cover the candelabrum of the illumination” (Numbers 4:9) – the candelabrum, too, because it stands in the Sanctuary, it and all its utensils that enter there were covered with a cloth of sky-blue wool. That is what is written: “They shall take a cloth of sky-blue wool and cover…” Regarding the candelabrum, one would not separate between it and its utensils. Then they would cover it and all its utensils with a covering of taḥash hide and place it on a pole, because it did not have staves with which they would carry it. That is what is written: “They shall place it and all its utensils [into a covering of the hide of a taḥash, and shall place it on a pole]” (Numbers 4:10).