21 To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites. 22 Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was[a] 7,500. 23 (A)The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west, 24 with Eliasaph, the son of Lael as chief of the fathers' house of the Gershonites. 25 And the (B)guard duty of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved (C)the tabernacle, (D)the tent with (E)its covering, (F)the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting, 26 (G)the hangings of the court, (H)the screen for the door of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and (I)its cords—all the service connected with these.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 3:22 Hebrew their listing was

21 To Gershon(A) belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites;(B) these were the Gershonite clans. 22 The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 7,500. 23 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle.(C) 24 The leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael. 25 At the tent of meeting the Gershonites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle(D) and tent, its coverings,(E) the curtain at the entrance(F) to the tent of meeting,(G) 26 the curtains of the courtyard(H), the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar,(I) and the ropes(J)—and everything(K) related to their use.

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