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Numbers 10:17

GershonMerari

15 Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,

16 and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.

Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.

18 Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.

19 Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,

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BSB
Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
KJV
And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.
WEB
The tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bore the tabernacle, went forward.
ASV
And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bare the tabernacle, set forward.
DARBY
And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward bearing the tabernacle.
BLB
And the tabernacle was taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle.
ÅB
Så ble tabernaklet tatt ned, og Gersons barn og Meraris barn, de som bar tabernaklet, brøt opp.
OTB
Deretter ble tabernaklet demontert, og gersonittene og merarittene, som bar det, brøt opp.
B1930
Så blev tabernaklet tatt ned, og Gersons barn og Meraris barn, de som bar tabernaklet, brøt op.

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  • Numbers 7:6–8

    So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites.

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  • Numbers 1:51

    Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death.

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  • Hebrews 9:11

    But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.

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  • Numbers 4:21–33

    And the LORD said to Moses,

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  • 2 Peter 1:14

    because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

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  • Hebrews 12:28

    Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.

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  • Numbers 3:25–26

    The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,

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  • Numbers 3:36–37

    The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames, crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment—all the service for these items,

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