Numbers 4:21-28
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The Gershonites and Merarites
21 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 22 “Take a census of the Gershonites also, by their ancestral houses and by their clans; 23 from thirty years old up to fifty years old you shall enroll them, all who qualify to do work in the tent of meeting.(A) 24 This is the service of the clans of the Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens: 25 They shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting with its covering, and the outer covering of fine leather[a] that is on top of it, and the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting,(B) 26 and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the entrance of the gate of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords, and all the equipment for their service, and they shall do all that needs to be done with regard to them. 27 All the service of the Gershonites shall be at the command of Aaron and his sons, in all that they are to carry and in all that they have to do, and you shall assign to them as duties all that they are to carry.(C) 28 This is the service of the clans of the Gershonites relating to the tent of meeting, and their duties are to be under the oversight of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
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- 4.25 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Numbers 4:21-28
Lexham English Bible
21 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 22 “Take a census[a] of the descendants[b] of Gershon also, according to their families[c] and clans, 23 from those twenty years old[d] and above until fifty years old;[e] you will muster[f] them, all who come to help to do the work of the tent of assembly. 24 This is the work of the clans of the Gershonites:[g] to serve and to carry. 25 They will carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of assembly and its covering and the covering of fine leather,[h] which is on top of it,[i] and the curtain of the doorway of the tent of assembly, 26 and the curtains of the courtyard, and the covering for the doorway of the gate of the courtyard, which is all around on the tabernacle and altar, and their cords and all the vessels of their work; and all that is done to them they will do. 27 And all the work of the descendants[j] of the Gershonites[k] will be at the command[l] of Aaron and his sons, for all they are to carry and for all their work, and you will appoint to them responsibility for all they are to carry. 28 This is the work of the clan of the descendants[m] of the Gershonites[n] in the tent of assembly, and their responsibility lies under the direction[o] of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
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- Numbers 4:22 Literally “And lift up the number of”
- Numbers 4:22 Or “sons”
- Numbers 4:22 Literally “the house of their fathers”
- Numbers 4:23 Literally “a son of twenty years”
- Numbers 4:23 Literally “a son of fifty years”
- Numbers 4:23 Or “count,” or “summon,” or “enroll”
- Numbers 4:24 Hebrew “Gershonite”
- Numbers 4:25 Literally “the hide of a sea cow”
- Numbers 4:25 Literally “is above upon it”
- Numbers 4:27 Or “sons”
- Numbers 4:27 Hebrew “Gershonite”
- Numbers 4:27 Literally “the mouth”
- Numbers 4:28 Or “sons”
- Numbers 4:28 Hebrew “Gershonite”
- Numbers 4:28 Literally “in the hand”
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