וְלָקְח֣וּ ׀ בֶּ֣גֶד תְּכֵ֗לֶת וְכִסּ֞וּ אֶת־מְנֹרַ֤ת הַמָּאוֹר֙ וְאֶת־נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָ וְאֶת־מַלְקָחֶ֖יהָ וְאֶת־מַחְתֹּתֶ֑יהָ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־כְּלֵ֣י שַׁמְנָ֔הּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְשָׁרְתוּ־לָ֖הּ בָּהֶֽם׃
און זײ זאָלן נעמען אַ טוך פֿון בלאָער װאָל, און אַריבערדעקן די מנוֹרה פֿאַר לײַכטונג, און אירע רערלעך, און אירע צװענגלעך, און אירע אַשפֿענדלעך, און אַלע אירע אײלגעפֿעסן װאָס מע באַדינט זי מיט זײ.
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).