Numbers 7:9

Numbers 7:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites, because they were to carry on their shoulders the holy things, for which they were responsible.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because they were charged with the service of the holy things that had to be carried on the shoulder.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But he gave none of the wagons or oxen to the Kohathite division, since they were required to carry the sacred objects of the Tabernacle on their shoulders.

Context of Numbers 7:9

7Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service; 8and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because theirs was the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders. 10Now the leaders offered the dedication offering for the altar when it was anointed; so the leaders offered their offering before the altar. 11For the Lord said to Moses, “They shall offer their offering, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar.”

Numbers 7:9 word by word

וְלִבְנֵ֥י קְהָ֖ת לֹ֣א נָתָ֑ן כִּֽי־עֲבֹדַ֤ת הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ עֲלֵהֶ֔ם בַּכָּתֵ֖ף יִשָּֽׂאוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But unto the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Kohathקְהָתqehâth · KohathH6955
• he gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• noneלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• because the serviceעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: ministryH5656
• of the sanctuaryקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• they should bearנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• upon their shouldersכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802

Cross-references for Numbers 7:9

• Numbers 3:31Their 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.
• Numbers 4:4“This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of meeting, relating to the most holy things:
• 2 Samuel 6:6And when they came to Nachon’s threshing floor, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled.
• 1 Chronicles 15:3And David gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it.
• 1 Chronicles 23:26and also to the Levites, “They shall no longer carry the tabernacle, or any of the articles for its service.”

Commentaries on Numbers 7:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Unto the sons of Kohath he gave none - Because they had the charge of the ark, table, candlestick, altars, etc., Numbers 4:5-15, which were to be carried upon their shoulders; for those sacred things must not be drawn by beasts.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. 9Later, the Israelites tried to move the ark of the covenant using a cart, but it ended tragically (1 Samuel 6:8, 11; 2 Samuel 6:3, 6–7).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