Numbers 3:25
New International Version
At the tent of meeting the Gershonites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle and tent, its coverings, the curtain at the entrance to the tent of meeting,

New Living Translation
These two clans were responsible to care for the Tabernacle, including the sacred tent with its layers of coverings, the curtain at its entrance,

English Standard Version
And the guard duty of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting,

Berean Standard Bible
The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,

King James Bible
And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

New King James Version
The duties of the children of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting included the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting,

New American Standard Bible
Now the duties of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting included the tabernacle and the tent, its covering, and the curtain for the entrance of the tent of meeting,

NASB 1995
Now the duties of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle and the tent, its covering, and the screen for the doorway of the tent of meeting,

NASB 1977
Now the duties of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle and the tent, its covering, and the screen for the doorway of the tent of meeting,

Legacy Standard Bible
Now the responsibility of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle and the tent, its covering, and the screen for the doorway of the tent of meeting,

Amplified Bible
Now the responsibilities of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting involved the tabernacle and the tent, its covering, and the curtain for the doorway of the Tent of Meeting,

Christian Standard Bible
The Gershonites’ duties at the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Gershonites’ duties at the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,

American Standard Version
And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting shall be the tabernacle, and the Tent, the covering thereof, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the keeping of the sons of Gershun in the Time Tabernacle, the Tabernacle and the curtain, the door and its veil and the veil of the door of the courtyard that is next to the Time Tabernacle.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the charge of the sons of Gedson in the tabernacle of witness was the tent and the veil, and the covering of the door of the tabernacle of witness,

Contemporary English Version
Their duties at the tent included taking care of the tent itself, along with its outer covering, the curtain for the entrance,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And their charge shall be in the tabernacle of the covenant:

English Revised Version
And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting shall be the tabernacle, and the Tent, the covering thereof, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
At the tent of meeting the Gershonites were in charge of the inner tent, the outer tent and cover, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,

Good News Translation
They were responsible for the Tent, its inner cover, its outer cover, the curtain for the entrance,

International Standard Version
The duties of the descendants of Gershon at the Tent of Meeting pertained to the tent, the tent covering, the curtain to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,

JPS Tanakh 1917
and the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting the tabernacle, and the Tent, the covering thereof, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,

Literal Standard Version
And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting [is] the Dwelling Place, and the tent, its covering, and the veil at the opening of the Tent of Meeting,

Majority Standard Bible
The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,

New American Bible
At the tent of meeting their responsibility was the tabernacle: the tent and its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the tent of meeting,

NET Bible
And the responsibilities of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting included the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the tent of meeting,

New Revised Standard Version
The responsibility of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting was to be the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting,

New Heart English Bible
The duty of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, its covering, and the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,

Webster's Bible Translation
And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, its covering, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

World English Bible
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,

Young's Literal Translation
And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting is the tabernacle, and the tent, its covering, and the vail at the opening of the tent of meeting,

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Context
The Gershonites
24and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael. 25The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, 26the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.…

Cross References
Exodus 26:1
"You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.

Exodus 26:7
You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle--eleven curtains in all.

Exodus 26:36
For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.

Numbers 1:50
Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.

Numbers 3:24
and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.

Numbers 4:24
This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport:


Treasury of Scripture

And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

the charge.

Numbers 3:7
And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.

Numbers 4:24-28
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: …

Numbers 7:7
Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:

the tabernacle and

Exodus 25:9
According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.

Exodus 26:1-14
Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them…

Exodus 36:8-19
And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them…

and the hanging

Exodus 26:36,37
And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework…

Exodus 36:37,38
And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework; …

Exodus 40:28
And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.

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Numbers 3
1. The sons of Aaron
5. The Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn
14. Are numbered by their families
21. The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites
27. Of the Kohathites
33. Of the Merarites
38. The place and charge of Moses and Aaron
40. The firstborn are freed by the Levites
44. The balances are refunded














(25) In the tabernacle of the congregation.--Better, in the tent of meeting. It is important to distinguish between the ohel--i.e., the tent--and the mishkan--i.e., the tabernacle--which was the building of shittim wood with its curtains which was within the tent. The word ohel, where it occurs in the second place in this verse, evidently means the outer covering, as in Exodus 26:7, where the passage may be literally rendered thus :--"And thou shalt make curtains (or hangings) of goats' (hair) for an ohel upon (or over) the mishkan."

The covering thereof.--The mikseh (covering) appears to include the two coverings described in Exodus 26:14--viz., the covering of rams' skins and that of badgers' skins or seals' skins.

The hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation--i.e., for the entrance or opening of the tent of meeting. This hanging was of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine-twined linen, and was hung at the entrance--i.e., the eastern or open end of the tent (Exodus 26:36). The word rendered door (pethach, not deleth) means an opening. At a later period, when the Tabernacle was at Shiloh, it had doors (1Samuel 3:15). Both words occur in 1Kings 6:31 : "And for the entering (or at the opening) of the oracle he made doors." &c. . . .

Verse 25. - The charge of the sons of Gershon. See Numbers 4:24-26.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The duties
וּמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת (ū·miš·me·reṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function

of the Gershonites
בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

at the Tent
בְּאֹ֣הֶל (bə·’ō·hel)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 168: A tent

of Meeting
מוֹעֵ֔ד (mō·w·‘êḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting

[were] the tabernacle
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן (ham·miš·kān)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4908: A residence, the Tabernacle

and tent,
וְהָאֹ֑הֶל (wə·hā·’ō·hel)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 168: A tent

its covering,
מִכְסֵ֕הוּ (miḵ·sê·hū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4372: A covering, weatherboarding

the curtain
וּמָסַ֕ךְ (ū·mā·saḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4539: A covering, screen

for the entrance
פֶּ֖תַח (pe·ṯaḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way

to the Tent
אֹ֥הֶל (’ō·hel)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 168: A tent

of Meeting,
מוֹעֵֽד׃ (mō·w·‘êḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting


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