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Bishop's Bible

Numbers 4:24

And this is the seruice of the kinred of the Gersonites, to serue and to beare.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gershon;   Levites;   Tabernacle;   Thompson Chain Reference - Gershonites;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Levites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gershon;   Levites;   Tabernacle;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ithamar;   Tabernacle;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ithamar;   Levites;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gershon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gershon, Gershonites;   Ithamar;   Moses;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Badgers' Skins;   Gershon, Gershonites ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Table;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Aaron;   Koliath;   Tabernacle;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ith'amar;   Le'vites;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Burden;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ithamar;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
This is the service of the families of the Gershoni, in serving and in bearing burdens:
King James Version
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:
Lexham English Bible
This is the work of the clans of the Gershonites: to serve and to carry.
New Century Version
"This is what the Gershonite family groups must do and what they must carry.
New English Translation
This is the service of the families of Gershonites, as they serve and carry it.
Amplified Bible
"This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in carrying [when on the march]:
New American Standard Bible
"This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in carrying:
Geneva Bible (1587)
This shall be the seruice of the families of the Gershonites, to serue and to beare.
Legacy Standard Bible
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in carrying:
Contemporary English Version
The Gershonites will be responsible
Complete Jewish Bible
"The Gershon families are to be responsible for serving and for transporting loads.
Darby Translation
This shall be the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving, and in carrying:
Easy-to-Read Version
"This is what the Gershonite family must do and the things they must carry:
English Standard Version
This is the service of the clans of the Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens:
George Lamsa Translation
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and to bear burdens;
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transportation duties:
Literal Translation
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites in serving and in bearing burdens.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
This shalbe the office of the kynred of the Gersonites, eue to serue & to beare.
American Standard Version
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:
Bible in Basic English
This is to be the work of the Gershonites, the things they are to do and take up.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:
King James Version (1611)
This is the seruice of the families of the Gershonites, to serue, and for burdens.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
This is the public service of the family of Gedson, to minister and to bear.
English Revised Version
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:
Berean Standard Bible
This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
This is the office of the sones of Gersonytis, that thei bere the curteyns of the tabernacle, and the roof of the boond of pees, an other hilyng,
Young's Literal Translation
`This [is] the service of the families of the Gershonite, to serve -- and for burden,
Update Bible Version
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:
Webster's Bible Translation
This [is] the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:
World English Bible
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:
New King James Version
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and carrying:
New Living Translation
"These Gershonite clans will be responsible for general service and carrying loads.
New Life Bible
These are the duties of the families of the Gershonites, in working and in carrying.
New Revised Standard
This is the service of the clans of the Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
This, shall be the labour of the families of the Gershonites, - in labouring and in bearing:
Douay-Rheims Bible
This is the office of the family of the Gersonites:
Revised Standard Version
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens:
THE MESSAGE
"The Gershonites by family and clan will serve by carrying heavy loads: the curtains of the Sanctuary and the Tent of Meeting; the covering of the Tent and the outer covering of dolphin skins; the screens for the entrance to the Tent; the cords; and all the equipment used in its ministries. The Gershonites have the job of doing the work connected with these things. All their work of lifting and carrying and moving is to be done under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. Assign them specifically what they are to carry. This is the work of the Gershonite clans at the Tent of Meeting. Ithamar son of Aaron the priest is to supervise their work.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in carrying:

Contextual Overview

21 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying: 22 Take also the summe of the chyldren of Gerson, throughout the houses of their fathers, and throughout their kinredes. 23 From thirtie yeres olde, and aboue, vntill fiftie yeres, shalt thou number them, al that enter into the assemblie for to do seruice in the tabernacle of the congregation. 24 And this is the seruice of the kinred of the Gersonites, to serue and to beare. 25 They shall beare the curtaynes of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his couering, and the couering of Badgers skinnes that is an hye vpon it, and the vayle of the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation: 26 And the curtaynes of the court, and the vayle that is in the entring in of the gate of the court, whiche is neare the tabernacle, and neare the aulter rounde about, with the cordes, and al the instrumentes that serue vnto them, & all that is made for them, and so shal they serue. 27 At the mouth of Aaron & his sonnes, shal all the seruice of the chyldren of the Gersonites be done, in all their charges and in all their seruice: and ye shall appoynt vnto them all their burdens to kepe. 28 And this is the seruice of the kinred of the chyldren of Gerson in the tabernacle of the cogregation, and their watche shalbe vnder the hand of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the priest. 29 And thou shalt number the sonnes of Merari after their kinredes, and after the houses of their fathers: 30 From thirtie yeres olde and aboue, vnto fiftie yeres shalt thou number them, euery one that enter into the assemblie, to do the seruice of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

burdens: or, carriage, Numbers 4:15, Numbers 4:19, Numbers 4:27, Numbers 4:31, Numbers 4:32, Numbers 4:47, Numbers 4:49

Reciprocal: Numbers 3:25 - the charge Numbers 4:6 - badgers' skins Numbers 7:7 - Two wagons Numbers 10:17 - the sons

Cross-References

Genesis 4:15
And the Lorde said vnto him: Uerely whosoeuer slayeth Cain, he shalbe punished seuen folde. And the Lorde set a marke vpon Cain, lest any man fyndyng hym shoulde kyll hym.
Matthew 18:22
Iesus sayth vnto hym, I say not vnto thee vntyll seuen tymes: but, vntyll seuentie tymes seuen.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

This [is] the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens. The former of these phrases Aben Ezra interprets of setting up the tabernacle, making the bread (the shewbread), slaying (the sacrifices), and keeping, that is, watching and guarding, the tabernacle; and the latter of what they did when journeying, bearing and carrying the things assigned to them, afterwards mentioned.


 
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