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Numbers 4:25

23 from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.

24 This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport:

They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,

26 the curtains of the courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items.

27 All the service of the Gershonites—all their transport duties and other work—is to be done at the direction of Aaron and his sons; you are to assign to them all that they are responsible to carry.

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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
They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
KJV
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,
WEB
they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the Tent of Meeting, its covering, the covering of sealskin that is on it, the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,
ASV
they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above upon it, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,
DARBY
they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of badgers' skin that is above upon it, and the curtain of the entrance to the tent of meeting,
BLB
And they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the Tent of Meeting [with] its covering, and the covering of badger skins that [is] on it, and the screen of the door of the Tent of Meeting,
ÅB
De skal bære tabernaklets tepper og sammenkomstens telt med dekket og varetaket av takasskinn, som ligger ovenpå, og dekket for inngangen til sammenkomstens telt
OTB
De skal bære teppene til tabernaklet, sammenkomstens telt med dets dekke, og det ytre dekke av holdbart skinn, og forhenget for inngangen til sammenkomstens telt,
B1930
De skal bære tabernaklets tepper og sammenkomstens telt med dekket og varetaket av takasskinn, som ligger ovenpå, og dekket for inngangen til sammenkomstens telt

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 26:14

    Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.

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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 7:5–7

    “Accept these gifts from them, that they may be used in the work of the Tent of Meeting. And give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.”

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