The Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary. The others set up the tabernacle before they arrived.
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The Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary. The others set up the tabernacle before they arrived.
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And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came.
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And the Kohathites the bearers of the sanctuary set forward, that the tabernacle might be set up against their coming.
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Passages linked to Numbers 10:21 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Numbers 10:17 The tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bore the tabernacle, went forward.
- Numbers 4:4-16 “This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting, regarding the most holy things. When the camp moves forward, Aaron shall go in with his sons; and they shall take down the veil of the screen, cover the ark of the Testimony with it, put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles. “On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the cups with which to pour out; and the continual bread shall be on it. They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles. “They shall take a blue cloth and cover the lamp stand of the light, its lamps, its snuffers, its snuff dishes, and all its oil vessels, with which they minister to it. They shall put it and all its vessels within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it on the frame. “On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles. “They shall take all the vessels of ministry with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame. “They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it. They shall put on it all its vessels with which they minister about it, the fire pans, the meat hooks, the shovels, and the basins—all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of sealskin, and put in its poles. “When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. The sons of Kohath shall carry these things belonging to the Tent of Meeting. “The duty of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the continual meal offering, and the anointing oil, the requirements of all the tabernacle, and of all that is in it, the sanctuary, and its furnishings.”
- Numbers 7:9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.
- Numbers 1:51 When the tabernacle is to move, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.
- Numbers 2:17 “Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.
- Numbers 3:27-32 Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites. These are the families of the Kohathites. According to the number of all the males from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand six hundred keeping the requirements of the sanctuary. The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the south side of the tabernacle. The prince of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. Their duty shall be the ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, the screen, and all its service. Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, with the oversight of those who keep the requirements of the sanctuary.
- Numbers 4:20 but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.”
- 1 Chronicles 15:2 Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For Yahweh has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.”
- 1 Chronicles 15:12-15 and said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel, up to the place that I have prepared for it. For because you didn’t carry it at first, Yahweh our God broke out in anger against us, because we didn’t seek him according to the ordinance.” So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel. The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to Yahweh’s word.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain The Merarites and Gershonites.
The Merarites and Gershonites.
Upon their shoulders.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The other, i.e. the Gershonites and Merarites, as is…
The other, i.e. the Gershonites and Merarites, as is evident both from their work and office, which was to take down and set up the tabernacle, Num 3:25,26; 4:22-33; and from Num 10:17, who therefore marched after the first camp, a good distance kern and before the Kohathites, that they might prepare the tabernacle for the reception of its utensils, which the Kohathites brought some time after them.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And over the host of the tribe of the…
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. See Gill on Num 10:22.
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num 10:24And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni. See Gill on Num 10:22.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The others - The Gershonites, and Merarites, who therefore…
The others - The Gershonites, and Merarites, who therefore marched after the first camp, a good distance from, and before the Kohathites, that they might prepare the tabernacle for the reception of its utensils, which the Kohathites brought some time after them.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Num 10:21. The others — The Gershonites and Merarites,…
Num 10:21. The others — The Gershonites and Merarites, who therefore marched after the first camp, a good distance from, and before the Kohathites, that they might prepare the tabernacle for the reception of its utensils, which the Kohathites brought some time after them.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Sanctuary, or holy vessels. They never set them down,…
Sanctuary, or holy vessels. They never set them down, till they arrived at the place where the tabernacle was to be fixed. Hebrew may be, "the sons of Caath set forward, bearing the vessels of the sanctuary, (Calmet) and they (the other Levites, ver. 17,) set up the boards and curtains of the tabernacle till they arrived;" that so both the vessels and the ark might be placed in proper order. If the ark had to return into the middle of the camp from leading the way, as Salien insinuates; while it passed between the ranks of Juda, the Levites would have time to arrange every thing. (Haydock)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 21. the sanctuary] But the sacred structure is already…
21. the sanctuary] But the sacred structure is already in the hands of the Gershonites and Merarites. The required meaning is the holy things, and Ḳôdesh is probably the true reading, as in Num_4:15 (see note there).
the other did set up] Heb. has loosely ‘and they [used to] set up,’ which is equivalent to the passive verb ‘and the Tabernacle used to be set up,’ i.e. by the other Levites.
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29–33 J . This earlier account of the departure from Sinai relates that Moses asked Ḥobab to be their guide, because he would be well acquainted with the places of encampment en route.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The sanctuary. Rather, "the holy things." vDqMih, equivalent to…
The sanctuary. Rather, "the holy things." vDqMih, equivalent to the vdqo if Num_4:4. Septuagint, ta agia . The sacred furniture mentioned in Num_3:31 (but cf. verse 33). The other did set up the tabernacle. Literally, "they set up," but no doubt it means the Gershonites and Merarites, whose business it was.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 This refers to the descendants of Kohath. See how…
Kohathites
This refers to the descendants of Kohath. See how you translated this in Numbers 3:27.
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The armies under the banner of Ephraim's descendants
This refers to the armies of the tribes under the division of Ephraim: Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin.
Elishama son of Ammihud
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Gamaliel son of Pedahzur
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Abidan son of Gideoni
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