Numbers 4:24

This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
service	עֲבֹדַ֔ת 'a.vo.Dat	H5656	work of any kind · noun, common feminine singular construct
families	מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת mish.pe.Chot	H4940	a family · noun, common feminine plural construct
Gershonites	הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑י ha.ge.re.shu.Ni	H1649	a Gereshonite or descendant of Gereshon · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
serve	לַעֲבֹ֖ד la.'a.Vod	H5647	to work (in any sense) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
burdens	וּלְמַשָּֽׂא u.le.ma.Sa'	H4853	a burden · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Numbers 4:15 And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward;…
Numbers 4:19 But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and ap…
Numbers 4:27 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 ser…
Numbers 4:31-32 And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle,…
Numbers 4:47 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the bu…
Numbers 4:49 According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his b…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 4:21-33

We have here the charge of the other two families of the Levites, which, though not so honourable as the first, yet was necessary, and was to be done regularly. 1. The Gershonites were charged with all the drapery of the tabernacle, the curtains, and hangings, and the coverings of badgers' skins, Num 4:22-26. These they were to take down when the cloud removed, and the ark and the rest of the holy things were carried away, to pack up and bring with them, and then to set up again, where the cloud rested. Aaron and his sons allotted to them their respective charge: "You shall take care of such a curtain, and you of such a hanging, that every one may know his work, and there may be no confusion…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 4:24

This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, &c.--They were appointed to carry "the curtains of the tabernacle"--that is, the goats' hair covering of the tent--the ten curious curtains and embroidered hangings at the entrance, with their red morocco covering, &c.

John Gill on Numbers 4:24

This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens. The former of these phrases Aben Ezra interprets of setting up the tabernacle, making the bread (the shewbread), slaying (the sacrifices), and keeping, that is, watching and guarding, the tabernacle; and the latter of what they did when journeying, bearing and carrying the things assigned to them, afterwards mentioned.

John Calvin on Numbers 4:4–end

Numbers 4:4-20, 24-28, 31-33 4. This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things: 4. Istud erit opus filiorum Cehath in tabernaculo conventionis Sancti sanctorum. 5. And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it: 5. Veniet autem Aharon et filii ejus quando transferenda erunt castra, et deponent velum tentorii, et operient illo arcata testimonii. 6. And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof. 6. Potentque super illam operimen…

Dictionary and topics

David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Ithamar — Palm isle, the fourth and youngest son of Aaron (1 Chr. 6:3). He was consecrated to the priesthood along with his brothers (Ex. 6:23); and after the death of Nadab and Abihu, he and Eleazar alone…
Kohathites — The descendants of Kohath. They formed the first of the three divisions of the Levites (Ex. 6:16, 18; Num. 3:17). In the journeyings of the Israelites they had the charge of the most holy portion of…
Levites — (descendants of Levi). Sometimes the name extends to the whole tribe, the priests included, (Exodus 6:25; Leviticus 25:32; Numbers 35:2; Joshua 21:3,41) etc; sometimes only to those members of the…
Gershon · General references — General references
Levites · Gershonites and their duties — Gershonites and their duties
Levites, The · Numbered as ministers at thirty — Numbered as ministers at thirty

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 4:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 4:21-33

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 4:24

John Gill on Numbers 4:24

John Calvin on Numbers 4:4–end

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 4:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 4:21-33

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 4:24

John Gill on Numbers 4:24

John Calvin on Numbers 4:4–end

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 4:21-26

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 4:21-28

Rashi on Numbers 4:22