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 King James Version (NKJV)But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because theirs was the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders.

Context of Numbers 7:9

7He gave two carts and four oxen to the sons of Gershon, as their work required, 8and four carts and eight oxen to the sons of Merari, as their work required, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the kohen. But to the sons of Kohath he did not give any because their responsibility was carrying the holy items on their shoulders. 10When the altar was anointed, the princes brought their dedication offerings and presented them before the altar. 11For Adonai had said to Moses, “Each day one of the princes is to bring his offering for the altar’s dedication.”

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 3:31They were responsible for the Ark, the table, the menorah, the altars, and the implements of the Sanctuary used in service with them, the curtain and all involved with its use.
• Numbers 4:4“This is the task of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting—the most holy things.
• 2 Samuel 6:6But when they reached the threshing floor of Nahon, Uzzah reached out to the ark of God and grasped it, for the oxen had stumbled.
• 1 Chronicles 15:3David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the Ark of Adonai up to its place that he had prepared for it.
• 1 Chronicles 23:26Therefore, the Levites need not carry the Tabernacle and all the vessels for avodah.”

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