At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden and in all their service; and you shall appoint their duty to them in all their responsibilities.
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At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden and in all their service; and you shall appoint their duty to them in all their responsibilities.
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At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.
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At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden, and in all their service; and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burden.
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Passages linked to Numbers 4:27 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Luke 1:70 (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),
- 1 Corinthians 11:2 Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain From thirty years old and upward,.... The Septuagint version…
From thirty years old and upward,.... The Septuagint version here, and in Num 4:3, renders it, from twenty five years old and upward, agreeable to Num 8:24, at the which age the Levites went into the tabernacle, to wait and to learn their business, but they did not enter upon it till thirty:
even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them; at which age they were discharged from business:
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everyone that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation; See Gill on Num 4:3.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Assigned. Hebrew, "you shall count over to them what…
Assigned. Hebrew, "you shall count over to them what they have to carry." Septuagint, "you shall call (the Levites) by name, and all that shall be intrusted to them," ver. 32. (Calmet) --- From the different offices of the priests and Levites in the old law, Innocent III takes occasion to shew the distinction of the orders in the Christian Church. (De S. Altar. 2. ad 7.)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 27. ye shall appoint] The subject is apparently Moses…
27. ye shall appoint] The subject is apparently Moses and Aaron. LXX. (perhaps rightly) has a singular verb referring to Moses alone.
in charge] Perhaps, with LXX. , read by name (בְּשֵׁמֹת for בְּמִשְׁמֶרֶת) as in Num_4:32.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 must direct all the service of the descendants of…
must direct all the service of the descendants of the Gershonites
"must tell the descendants of the Gershonites how they are to serve Yahweh in the tent of meeting"
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This is the service of the clans of the descendants of the Gershonites for the tent of meeting
Here the word "service" is an abstract noun that can be expressed by a verb. Here the word "This" refers to what Yahweh just said. AT: "This is how the clans of the descendants of the Gershonites will serve in the tent of meeting" (See: Abstract Nouns)
Ithamar
See how you translated this man's name in Numbers 1:2.
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Aaron
descend
assign
clan
priest
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