Numbers 4:28
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.
This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the Tent of Meeting, and their duties shall be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
29 As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their clans and families,
30 from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the Tent of Meeting, and their duties shall be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
- KJV
- This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
- WEB
- This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the Tent of Meeting. Their duty shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
- ASV
- This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
- DARBY
- This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting, and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
- BLB
- This [is] the service of the clans of the sons of the Gershonite in the Tent of Meeting, and their duties [are] by the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
- ÅB
- Dette skal være Gerson-slektenes tjeneste ved sammenkomstens telt; og Itamar, sønn til Aron, presten, skal ha oppsyn med det de har å ta vare på.
- OTB
- Dette er tjenesten til Gersonittenes klaner ved sammenkomstens telt. Deres plikter skal være under ledelse av Itamar, sønn av Aron presten.
- B1930
- Dette skal være Gerson-ættenes tjeneste ved sammenkomstens telt; og Itamar, sønn til Aron, presten, skal ha opsyn med det de har å ta vare på.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 4:33
This is the service of the Merarite clans according to all their work at the Tent of Meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”
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