Numbers 10:17

Numbers 10:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and Merarites, who carried it, set out.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the tabernacle was taken down, the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who carried the tabernacle, set out.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle.

Context of Numbers 10:17

15And over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 16And over the army of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle. 18And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his army was Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19And over the army of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

Numbers 10:17 word by word

וְהוּרַ֖ד הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן וְנָסְע֤וּ בְנֵֽי־גֵרְשׁוֹן֙ וּבְנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֔י נֹשְׂאֵ֖י הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ סRead the interlinear

• And the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• was taken downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• and the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Gershonגֵּרְשׁוֹןgêreshôn gêreshôm · GershonH1648
• of Merariמְרָרִיmerârîy · MerariH4847
• set forwardנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• bearingנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375

Cross-references for Numbers 10:17

• Numbers 1:51And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
• Hebrews 9:11But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
• Hebrews 12:28Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
• 2 Peter 1:14Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
• Numbers 3:25And 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 4:24This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:
• Numbers 7:6And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.

Commentaries on Numbers 10:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17A more precise determination of the method of executing the order given in Numbers 2:17. The appointed place of the tabernacle, in the midst of the host, was represented during the march by the ark, the holy vessels, etc. carried by the Kohathites. The actual structure of the tabernacle was borne in advance by the Gershonites and Merarites, immediately behind the camp of Judah; so as to be set up ready against the arrival of the sacred utensils borne by…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-28Verses 11-28 After the Israelites had continued nearly a year at mount Sinai, and all was settled respecting their future worship, they began their march to Canaan. True religion begins with the knowledge of the holy law of God, and humiliation for sin, but we must go on towards perfection, in acquaintance with Christ and his gospel, and those effectual encouragements, motives, and assistances to holiness, which it proposes. They took their journey…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-28The order of march described here is different from 2:3–34. There, all three Levitical clans carried the tabernacle and its furnishings in the center of the camp. They marched between the groups led by Judah and Reuben, and the groups led by Ephraim and Dan. In this passage, the arrangement is more detailed. The Gershonites and Merarites carried the structural parts of the tabernacle between Judah and Reuben. The Kohathites carried the most sacred…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-2713-27. the children of Israel took their journey ... by the hand of Moses--It is probable that Moses, on the breaking up of the encampment, stationed himself on some eminence to see the ranks defile in order through the embouchure of the mountains. The marching order is described (Nu 2:1-34); but, as the vast horde is represented here in actual migration, let us notice the extraordinary care that was taken for ensuring the safe conveyance of the holy…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 10:17

• Gershon
• Israel
• Levites

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• Camp
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Commentaries on Numbers 10

• 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