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Numbers 4:24

22 Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;

23 From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:

25 And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers’ skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

26 And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport:
KJV
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:
WEB
“This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:
ASV
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:
DARBY
This shall be the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving, and in carrying:
BLB
This [is] the service of the clans of the Gershonite in serving and carrying:
ÅB
Dette skal være Gerson-slektenes gjerning med å tjene og bære:
OTB
Dette er hva Gersonittenes klaner er ansvarlige for i deres bæring og andre plikter:
B1930
Dette skal være Gerson-ættenes gjerning med å tjene og bære:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Numbers 4:27

    At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.

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  • Numbers 4:15

    And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

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  • Numbers 4:47

    From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,

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  • Numbers 4:31–32

    And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,

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  • Numbers 4:19

    But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:

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  • Numbers 4:49

    According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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