Numbers 4:21-28
New American Standard Bible
Duties of the Gershonites
21 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 22 “Take a [a]census of the sons of Gershon [b]also, by their fathers’ households, by their families; 23 from (A)thirty years old and upward to fifty years old you shall [c]count them: all who can enter to perform service, to do the work in the tent of meeting. 24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in carrying: 25 they shall carry (B)the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and (C)the covering of fine leather that is on top of it, and the curtain for the entrance of the tent of meeting, 26 and (D)the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance of the gate of the courtyard that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes and all the equipment for their service; and everything that is to be done [d]by them, [e]they shall perform. 27 All the service of the sons of the Gershonites, that is, all their loads and all their work, shall be performed at the [f]command of Aaron and his sons; and you shall assign to them as a duty all their loads. 28 This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting; and their duties shall be [g]under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
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- Numbers 4:22 Lit sum
- Numbers 4:22 Lit also them
- Numbers 4:23 Lit muster, and so throughout the ch
- Numbers 4:26 Or to them
- Numbers 4:26 Lit so they shall serve
- Numbers 4:27 Lit mouth
- Numbers 4:28 Lit in the hand
Numbers 4:21-28
International Standard Version
Eleazar’s Duties
21 Then the Lord told Moses, 22 “Take a census[a] of the descendants of Gershon according to their ancestral house and tribes. 23 Count their number from between 30 to 50 years old, including everyone who can enter the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting.”
Gershonite Responsibilities
24 “These are the responsibilities that the descendants of Gershon are to have: 25 They are to carry the curtain of the tent, the covering of the Tent of Meeting, the dyed leather covering that goes over it, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, 26 the hangings for the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tent, the altar, the ropes, all the service utensils, and everything made for them. This is to be their service area. 27 The descendants of Gershon are to carry out the instructions of Aaron and his sons. You are to assign them their responsibilities to carry out. 28 This is the work of the tribes of Gershon at the Tent of Meeting—their duties under the supervision of[b] Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.
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- Numbers 4:22 Lit. Lift the head
- Numbers 4:28 Lit. the hand of
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