they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the Tent of Meeting, its covering, the covering of sealskin that is on it, the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,
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they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the Tent of Meeting, its covering, the covering of sealskin that is on it, the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,
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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,
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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;
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Passages linked to Numbers 4:25 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 26:14 You shall make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sea cow hides above.
- Numbers 3:25-26 The duty of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting shall be the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting, the hangings of the court, the screen for the door of the court which is by the tabernacle and around the altar, and its cords for all of its service.
- Numbers 7:5-7 “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.” Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites. He gave two wagons and four oxen to the sons of Gershon, according to their service.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Which veil hanged between the Sanctuary and the court.
Which veil hanged between the Sanctuary and the court.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The curtains of the tabernacle, i.e. the curtains or…
The curtains of the tabernacle, i.e. the curtains or covering of goats’ hair.
The tabernacle of the congregation, i.e. the ten curious curtains which covered the boards of the tabernacle; for the boards themselves were carried by the Merarites.
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His covering, i.e. the covering of rams’ skins which was put next over those ten curtains.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain This is the service of the families of the…
This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon,.... Which they should execute when the camp and tabernacle were in motion:
in the tabernacle of the congregation in the court; where they should take up their burdens, or which lie in things respecting the tabernacle; this was the part they were to be employed in, namely, in taking care of the hangings of the tabernacle, &c.
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and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest; the things committed to their care were delivered by him to them, and they were under his inspection and direction.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The curtains - The curtains or covering of goats-hair.…
The curtains - The curtains or covering of goats-hair. The tabernacle - The ten curtains which covered the boards of the tabernacle; for the boards themselves were carried by the Merarites. His covering - The covering of rams-skins which was put next over those ten curtains.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Num 4:25. The curtains — Or covering of goats’…
Num 4:25. The curtains — Or covering of goats’ hair. The tabernacle — The ten curtains which covered the boards of the tabernacle; for the boards themselves were carried by the Merarites. His covering — The covering of rams’ skins which was put next over those ten curtains.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (25) And the tabernacle of the congregation.—Better, And the…
(25) And the tabernacle of the congregation.—Better, And the tent of meeting. The mishkan or dwelling-place is distinguished in Num_3:25 from the ohel or tent which covered it. The curtains of the mishkan are represented in Exo_26:6 as constituting the mishkan itself, the woodwork being apparently regarded as subsidiary to the curtains. These curtains were of fine-twined linen, while the curtains of the ohel or tent were of goats’ hair (Exo_26:1; Exo_26:7).
His covering.—i.e., the covering of rams’ skins, which is here distinguished from the outer covering of badgers’ skins (Exo_26:14).
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And the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.—Better, the hanging (or covering) for the entrance of the tent of meeting (Exo_26:36).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain They shall bear the curtains, etc. For these four…
They shall bear the curtains, etc. For these four coverings, of tapestry, of goats" hair, of rams" skins, and of sea-cow skin respectively, see Exodus 26. In addition to these, the Gershonites carried all the hangings belonging to the tabernacle and to the outer court, with the single exception of the "veil" which was wrapped round the ark.
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