Numbers 3 · Verse 25

Numbers 3:25

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,
Numbers 3:25, King James Version

Numbers 3:25 in other translations

BSBThe 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,
WEBThe 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,
ASVAnd 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,
YLTAnd 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,
DARBYAnd the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting was: the tabernacle and the tent, its covering, and the curtain of the entrance to the tent of meeting.
BBEIn the Tent of meeting, the Gershonites are to have the care of the House, and the Tent with its cover, and the veil for the door of the Tent of meeting,
WebsterAnd 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,

What does Numbers 3:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 3:14-31

14-31. Number the children of Levi--They were numbered as well as the other tribes; but the enumeration was made on a different principle--for while in the other tribes the number of males was calculated from twenty years and upward [Nu 1:3], in that of Levi they were counted "from a month old and upward." The reason for the distinction is obvious. In the other tribes the survey was made for purposes of war [Nu…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 3:14-39

The Levites were in three classes, according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and these were subdivided into families. The posterity of Moses were not at all honoured or privileged, but stood upon the level with other Levites; thus it was plain, that Moses did not seek the advancement of his own family, or to secure any honours to it. The tribe of Levi was by much the least of all the tribes. God's…

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Numbers 3:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתu.mish.Me.retand [the] duty ofH4931
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
גֵרְשׁוֹן֙ge.re.shOnGershonH1648
בְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helin [the] tent ofH168
מוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdmeetingH4150
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.Kan[was] the tabernacleH4908
וְהָאֹ֑הֶלve.ha.'O.heland the tentH168
מִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se.hucovering itsH4372
וּמָסַ֕ךְu.ma.Sakhand [the] screen ofH4539
פֶּ֖תַחPe.tach[the] entrance ofH6607
אֹ֥הֶל'O.hel[the] tent ofH168
מוֹעֵֽד\׃mo.'EdmeetingH4150

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Cross references for Numbers 3:25

  • 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 26:36-37

    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. And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.

  • Numbers 7:7

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

  • 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; And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass.

  • 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. The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure. The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another. And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second. …

  • Colossians 4:17

    And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

  • Romans 12:6-8

    Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

  • Ezra 8:28-30

    And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the Lord; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the Lord God of your fathers. Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord. So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.

  • Mark 13:34

    For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

  • Numbers 10:17

    And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.

  • 2 Chronicles 31:11-18

    Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord; and they prepared them, And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next. And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the Lord, and the most holy things. …

  • 1 Chronicles 9:14-33

    And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief; …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the charge.From this and the next chapter, we see the very severe labour which the Levites were to perform, while the journeyings of the Israelites lasted. When we consider, that there was not less than 14 tons 266 lbs. of metal employed in the tabernacle, (see note on Ex 38:24,) besides the immense weight of the skins, hangings, cords, boards, and posts, we shall find it was no easy matter to transport this moveable temple from place to place. The Gershonites, who were 7,500 in number had to carry the tent, coverings, vail, hangings of the court, cords, etc. (ver. 25, 26); the Kohathites, who were 8,600, the ark, table, candlestick, altars, and instruments of the sanctuary (ver. 31); and the Merarites, who were 6,200, the boards, bars, sockets, and all matters connected with these belonging to the tabernacle, with the pillars of the court, their sockets, pins, and cords (ver. 36, 37).
7; 4:24-28; 7:7; 10:17; 1Ch 9:14-33; 23:32; 26:21,22
2Ch 31:2,11-18; Ezr 8:28-30; Mr 13:34; Ro 12:6-8; Col 4:17
1Ti 1:18
the tabernacle and.
Ex 25:9; 26:1-14; 36:8-19; 40:19
and the hanging.
Ex 26:36,37; 36:37,38; 40:28

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Context

  • Numbers 3:24

    And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

  • Numbers 3:25

    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,

  • Numbers 3:26

    And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.

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Numbers 3:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		A cargo de los hijos de Gersón, en el tabernáculo del testimonio, estará el tabernáculo, y la tienda, y su cubierta, y el pabellón de la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et la charge des fils de Guershon, à la tente d’assignation, était le tabernacle et la tente, sa couverture, et le rideau de l’entrée de la tente d’assignation,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Hut der Söhne Gersons am Zelte der Zusammenkunft war: die Wohnung und das Zelt, seine Decke, und der Vorhang vom Eingang des Zeltes der Zusammenkunft,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et habebunt excubias in tabernaculo fœderis,