Numbers 4:28 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 4:28

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 4:28

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting; and their work shall be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the [high] priest.

Contemporary English Version
These are the duties of the Gershonites at the sacred tent, and Ithamar son of Aaron will make sure they do their work.

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
These are the responsibilities of the Gershon clan in the Tent; they shall carry them out under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, and their duties {shall be} under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

New International Version
This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the Tent of Meeting. Their duties are to be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest.

New King James Version
This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting. And their duties shall be under the authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, and their duties shall emanate from the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

Revised Standard Version
This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, and their work is to be under the oversight of Ith'amar the son of Aaron the priest.

Young's Literal Translation
This `is' the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonite in the tent of meeting; and their charge `is' under the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

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