Numbers 4:11
Good News Translation
Next they shall spread a blue cloth over the gold altar, put a fine leather cover over it, and then insert the carrying poles.

New Revised Standard Version
Over the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of fine leather, and shall put its poles in place;

Contemporary English Version
The gold incense altar is to be covered with a blue cloth, and then with a piece of fine leather, before its carrying poles are put in place.

New American Bible
Over the golden altar they shall spread a violet cloth, and cover this also with a covering of yellow-orange skin, and put the poles in place.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall wrap up the golden altar also in a cloth of violet, and shall spread over it a cover of violet skins, and put in the bars.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And they shall wrap up the golden altar also in a cloth of violet, and shall spread over it a cover of violet skins, and put in the bars.

Exodus 30:1-19 Thou shalt make also an altar to burn incense, of setim wood. . . .

Exodus 37:25-28 He made also the alter of incense of setim wood, being a cubit on every side foursquare, and in height two cubits: from the corners of which went out horns. . . .

Exodus 39:38 And the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle:

Exodus 40:5,26,27 And the altar of gold, whereon the incense is burnt before the ark of the testimony. Thou shalt put the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle, . . .

Context
The Duties of the Kohathites
10And over all they shall put a cover of violet skins and put in the bars. 11And they shall wrap up the golden altar also in a cloth of violet, and shall spread over it a cover of violet skins, and put in the bars.12All the vessels wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, they shall wrap up in a cloth of violet, and shall spread over it a cover of violet skins, and put in the bars.…
Cross References
Revelation 8:3
And another angel came and stood before the altar, having a golden censer: and there was given to him much incense, that he should offer of the prayers of all saints, upon the golden altar which is before the throne of God.

Numbers 4:6
And shall cover it again with a cover of violet skins, and shall spread over it a cloth all of violet, and shall put in the bars.

Numbers 4:10
And over all they shall put a cover of violet skins and put in the bars.

Numbers 4:12
All the vessels wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, they shall wrap up in a cloth of violet, and shall spread over it a cover of violet skins, and put in the bars.

Numbers 4:10
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