Numbers 7:8
And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
Numbers 7:8 in other translations
| BSB | and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. |
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| WEB | He gave four wagons and eight oxen to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. |
| ASV | and four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. |
| YLT | and the four of the waggons and the eight of the oxen he hath given to the sons of Merari, according to their service, by the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest; |
| DARBY | and four waggons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, — under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. |
| BBE | And four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari for their work, under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest. |
| Webster | And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. |
What does Numbers 7:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 7:6-9
6-9. Moses took the wagons and the oxen--The Hebrew word seems to be fairly rendered by the word "wagons." Wheel carriages of some kind are certainly intended; and as they were covered, the best idea we can form of them is, that they bore some resemblance to our covered wagons. That wheel carriages were anciently used in Egypt, and in what is now Asiatic Turkey, is attested, not only by history, but by existing…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 7:1-9
The offering of the princes to the service of the tabernacle was not made till it was fully set up. Necessary observances must always take place of free-will offerings. The more any are advanced, the greater opportunity they have of serving God and their generation. No sooner was the tabernacle set up, than provision is made for the removal of it. Even when but just settled in the world, we must be preparing for…
Numbers 7:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 7:8
- Numbers 3:36-37
And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto, And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.
- Numbers 4:28-33
This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers; From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation. And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof, …
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3:36,37; 4:28-33
the sons.Though the Merarites were the most numerous, yet they had the greatest burden, namely, the boards, bars, pillars, and sockets, to carry, (ch. 4:31, 32, 48.) Therefore they had double the number of waggons to what the Gershonites had assigned them.
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Context
- Numbers 7:7
Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:
- Numbers 7:8
And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
- Numbers 7:9
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.
Numbers 7:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y á los hijos de Merari dió los cuatro carros y ocho bueyes, conforme á su ministerio, bajo la mano de Ithamar, hijo de Aarón el sacerdote. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et il donna quatre chariots et huit bœufs aux fils de Merari, en proportion de leur service, – sous la main d’Ithamar, fils d’Aaron, le sacrificateur. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und vier Wagen und acht Rinder gab er den Söhnen Meraris nach Verhältnis ihres Dienstes-:unter der Hand Ithamars, des Sohnes Aarons, des Priesters. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quatuor alia plaustra et octo boves dedit filiis Merari secundum officia et cultum suum, sub manu Ithamar filii Aaron sacerdotis. |