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Numbers 7:5

3 They brought as their offering before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two leaders—and presented them before the tabernacle.

4 And the LORD said to Moses,

“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.”

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

7 He gave the Gershonites two carts and four oxen, as their service required,

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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
“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.”
KJV
Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service.
WEB
“Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the service of the Tent of Meeting; and you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service.”
ASV
Take it of them, that they may be [used] in doing the service of the tent of meeting; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service.
DARBY
Take it of them, and they shall be for the performance of the service of the tent of meeting, and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to each according to his service.
BLB
“Accept [these] from them, that they may be used in doing the work of the Tent of Meeting. And you shall give them to the Levites, [to] every man according to his service.”
ÅB
Ta imot dette av dem, for at det kan brukes til tjenesten ved sammenkomstens telt, og du skal gi det til levittene, etter som enhver av dem trenger det til sin tjeneste.
OTB
"Ta imot disse fra dem, så de kan brukes i tjenesten ved møteteltet. Fordel dem til levittene etter hver manns tjeneste."
B1930
Ta imot dette av dem, forat det kan brukes til tjenesten ved sammenkomstens telt, og du skal gi det til levittene, efter som enhver av dem trenger det til sin tjeneste.

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