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Numbers 10:17
17Then the Tabernacle was disassembled, and the sons of Gershon and Merari, who were carrying it, set out.
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
15Over the division of the tribe of the sons of Issachar was Nethanel son of Zuar. 16Over the division of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun was Eliab son of Helon. Then the Tabernacle was disassembled, and the sons of Gershon and Merari, who were carrying it, set out. 18The standard of the camp of Reuben then set out, by their divisions. Over his division was Elizur son of Shedeur. 19Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, was over the division of the tribe of the sons of Simeon.
Read all of Numbers 10Numbers 10:17 word by word
וְהוּרַ֖ד הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן וְנָסְע֤וּ בְנֵֽי־גֵרְשׁוֹן֙ וּבְנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֔י נֹשְׂאֵ֖י הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- 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 1:51Whenever the Tabernacle sets out, the Levites are to dismantle it, and whenever the Tabernacle is pitched, the Levites are to set it up. But the commoner who comes near to it must be put to death.
- Hebrews 9:11But when Messiah appeared as Kohen Gadol of the good things that have now come, passing through the greater and more perfect Tent not made with hands (that is to say not of this creation),
- Hebrews 12:28Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude—through this we may offer worship in a manner pleasing to God, with reverence and awe.
- 2 Peter 1:14knowing that my death is soon, as our Lord Yeshua the Messiah has made clear to me.
- Numbers 3:25The duties of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting were the Tabernacle, the tent, its coverings, the curtain of the entrance of the Tent of Meeting,
- Numbers 4:24This is the task of the Gershonite families in working and carrying burdens.
- Numbers 7:6So Moses took the carts and the oxen and he gave them to 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
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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
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