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Numbers 7:7
7He gave the Gershonites two carts and four oxen, as their service required,
Numbers 7:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:
- New International Version (NIV)He gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites, as their work required,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service;
Context of Numbers 7:7
5“Accept these gifts from them, that they may be used in the work of the Tent of Meeting. And give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.” 6So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites. He gave the Gershonites two carts and four oxen, as their service required, 8and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. 9But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
Read all of Numbers 7Numbers 7:7 word by word
אֵ֣ת׀ שְׁתֵּ֣י הָעֲגָלֹ֗ת וְאֵת֙ אַרְבַּ֣עַת הַבָּקָ֔ר נָתַ֖ן לִבְנֵ֣י גֵרְשׁ֑וֹן כְּפִ֖י עֲבֹדָתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- He gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- the Gershonitesבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- the Gershonitesגֵּרְשׁוֹןgêreshôn gêreshôm · GershonH1648
- twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- cartsעֲגָלָה‛ăgâlâh · cartH5699
- and fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- oxenבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
- as their serviceעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: ministryH5656
- requiredפֶּהpeh · lip: accordingH6310
Cross-references for Numbers 7:7
Commentaries on Numbers 7:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Two wagons - unto the sons of Gershon - The Gershonites carried only the curtains, coverings, and hangings, Numbers 4:25. And although this was a cumbersome carriage, and they needed the wagons, yet it was not a heavy one.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-9Verses 7-9 To the Gershonites, who had to transport the hangings and coverings of the tabernacle, two wagons are assigned: to the Merarites, who had the charge of the solid parts of the tabernacle, four wagons. The furniture and vessels the Kohathites were to carry on their own shoulders. Compare Numbers 3:25-26, Numbers 3:31, Numbers 3:36-37.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-9The same tribal leaders who helped with the registration in chapter 1 also appear in 7:2–3. The non-Levitical tribes gave the Gershonites and Merarites wagons and oxen to move the heavy parts of the tabernacle and other items (see chapter 4). These vehicles and animals were the first offerings from the Hebrew tribes (7:2). The tribal leaders also presented these practical gifts along with the more elaborate offerings they dedicated (7:10, 12–83).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-96-9. 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 sculptures and paintings. Some of these the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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