Numbers 4:25 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 4:25

23 ^aFrom thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, you shall number them, all who enter to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of meeting.

24 This is the ^aservice of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and carrying:

25 ^aThey shall carry the ^bcurtains of the tabernacle and the tabernacle of meeting with its covering, the covering of ^cbadger skins that is on it, the screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting,

26 the screen for the door of the gate of the court, the hangings of the court which are around the tabernacle and altar, and their cords, all the furnishings for their service and all that is made for these things: so shall they serve.

27 “Aaron and his sons shall¹ assign all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, all their tasks and all their service. And you shall² appoint to them all their tasks as their duty.

28 This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting. And their duties shall be ^aunder the authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

Duties of the Sons of Merari

29 “As for the sons of ^aMerari, you shall number them by their families and by their fathers’ house.

30 ^aFrom thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, you shall number them, everyone who enters the service to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting.

31 And ^athis is ^bwhat they must carry as all their service for the tabernacle of meeting: ^cthe boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets,

32 and the pillars around the court with their sockets, pegs, and cords, with all their furnishings and all their service; and you shall ^aassign to each man by name the items he must carry.

33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, as all their service for the tabernacle of meeting, under the¹ authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.”

Census of the Levites

34 ^aAnd Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families and by their fathers’ house,

35 from thirty ^ayears old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tabernacle of meeting;

Verse Comparison: Numbers 4:25

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American Standard Version
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,

Amplified® Bible
And they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the Tent of Meeting, its covering, and the covering of dolphin {or} porpoise skin that is on top of it, and the hanging {or} screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,

Contemporary English Version
for carrying the curtains of the sacred tent, its two outer coverings, the curtain for the entrance to the tent,

Darby English Version
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,

Good News Bible
the Tent, its inner cover, its outer cover, the fine leather cover on top of it, the curtain for the entrance,

King James Version
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,

New American Standard Bible
they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting {with} its covering and the covering of porpoise skin that is on top of it, and the screen for the doorway of the tent of meeting,

New International Version
They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, its covering and the outer covering of hides of sea cows, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,

New King James Version
They shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tabernacle of meeting with its covering, the covering of badger skins that is on it, the screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering of porpoise skin that lies on top of it, and the screen for the doorway of the tent of meeting,

Revised Standard Version
they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting with its covering, and the covering of goatskin that is on top of it, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,

Young's Literal Translation
and they have borne the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of the badger `skin' which `is' on it above, and the vail at the opening of the tent of meeting,

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