New American Standard Bible 2020
Numbers 3:31
31Now 1their duties included 2the ark, 3the table, 4the lampstand, 5the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they minister, the 6curtain, and all the service 7concerning them;
Numbers 3:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.
- New International Version (NIV)They were responsible for the care of the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used in ministering, the curtain, and everything related to their use.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And their guard duty involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen; all the service connected with these.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Their duty included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the screen, and all the work relating to them.
Context of Numbers 3:31
29The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle, 30and the leader of the fathers’ households of the Kohathite families: Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. Now their duties included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they minister, the curtain, and all the service concerning them; 32and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was the head of the leaders of Levi, and he had the supervision of those who performed the duties of the sanctuary. 33Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari.
Read all of Numbers 3Numbers 3:31 word by word
וּמִשְׁמַרְתָּ֗ם הָאָרֹ֤ן וְהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ וְהַמְּנֹרָ֣ה וְהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֔ת וּכְלֵ֣י הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְשָׁרְת֖וּ בָּהֶ֑ם וְהַ֨מָּסָ֔ךְ וְכֹ֖ל עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
- their dutiesמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931
- the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
- the tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
- the lampstandמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501
- the altarsמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
- the utensilsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
- of the sanctuaryקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- with whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- they ministerשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
- curtainמָסָךְmâsâk · coveringH4539
- and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- the serviceעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: ministryH5656
Cross-references for Numbers 3:31
- Numbers 4:4This is the work of the descendants of Kohath in the tent of meeting, concerning the most holy things.
- Exodus 25:10“Now they shall construct an ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.
- Exodus 31:1Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
- Exodus 32:1Now when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people assembled around Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us a god who will go before us; for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt--we do not know what happened to him.”
- Exodus 33:1Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Depart, go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought up from the land of Egypt, to the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, ‘To your descendants I will give it.’
- Exodus 34:1Now the Lord said to Moses, “Cut out for yourself two stone tablets like the former ones, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the former tablets which you smashed.
- Exodus 35:1Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, “These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do:
- Exodus 37:1Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half cubits, its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits;
- Exodus 39:33Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings: its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its bases;
- Exodus 40:2“On the first day of the first month you shall set up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
- Exodus 30:1“Now you shall make an altar as a place for burning incense; you shall make it of acacia wood.
- Exodus 37:25Then he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit long and a cubit wide, square, and two cubits high; its horns were of one piece with it.
- Exodus 38:1Then he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide, square, and three cubits high.
- Exodus 26:31“You shall also make a veil of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen; it shall be made with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer.
- Exodus 36:35Moreover, he made the veil of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer.
Commentaries on Numbers 3:31
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-32Verses 27-32 Of the Levites, the Kohathites, the kinsmen of Moses and Aaron, and the most numerous, have the most important charge confided to them, namely, that of the ark, the altars, and the more especially sacred furniture generally.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-39Verses 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 chosen are but a little…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-32Aaron and Moses, sons of Amram, were descendants of Kohath (see Exodus 6:18, 20, 26). They were caretakers of the Most Holy Place and its very holy furnishings (described in Numbers 3–4). The Kohathites were the most respected of the three clans.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-3114-31. 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 1:3], from which the Levites were totally…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Numbers 3:31 Num 4:15 ↩
- 2. Numbers 3:31 Ex 25:10-22 ↩
- 3. Numbers 3:31 Ex 25:23-28 ↩
- 4. Numbers 3:31 Ex 25:31-40 ↩
- 5. Numbers 3:31 Ex 27:1, 2; 30:1-5 ↩
- 6. Numbers 3:31 I.e., the veil between the Holy Place and Most Holy Place ↩
- 7. Numbers 3:31 Lit of it ↩
Commentaries on Numbers 3
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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