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English Standard Version
Numbers 3:23
The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west,
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Hebrew Names Version
The families of the Gershoni shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
The families of the Gershoni shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
King James Version
The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
Lexham English Bible
The clans of the Gershonites will camp behind the tabernacle to the west,
The clans of the Gershonites will camp behind the tabernacle to the west,
New Century Version
The Gershonite family groups camped on the west side, behind the Holy Tent.
The Gershonite family groups camped on the west side, behind the Holy Tent.
New English Translation
The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle toward the west.
The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle toward the west.
Amplified Bible
The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west,
The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west,
New American Standard Bible
The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward,
The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward,
Geneva Bible (1587)
The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the Tabernacle westward.
The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the Tabernacle westward.
Legacy Standard Bible
The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward,
The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward,
Contemporary English Version
The Gershonites were to camp on the west side of the sacred tent,
The Gershonites were to camp on the west side of the sacred tent,
Complete Jewish Bible
The Gershon clans were to camp behind the tabernacle, toward the west.
The Gershon clans were to camp behind the tabernacle, toward the west.
Darby Translation
The families of the Gershonites encamped behind the tabernacle westward.
The families of the Gershonites encamped behind the tabernacle westward.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Gershonite family groups were told to camp in the west. They made their camp behind the Holy Tent.
The Gershonite family groups were told to camp in the west. They made their camp behind the Holy Tent.
George Lamsa Translation
The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
Good News Translation
This clan was to camp on the west behind the Tent,
This clan was to camp on the west behind the Tent,
Christian Standard Bible®
The Gershonite clans camped behind the tabernacle on the west side,
The Gershonite clans camped behind the tabernacle on the west side,
Literal Translation
The families of the Gershonites were to encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
The families of the Gershonites were to encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the same kynreds of the Gersonites shal pitche behinde the Habitacion on the west syde:
And the same kynreds of the Gersonites shal pitche behinde the Habitacion on the west syde:
American Standard Version
The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
Bible in Basic English
The tents of the Gershonites are to be placed at the back of the House, to the west.
The tents of the Gershonites are to be placed at the back of the House, to the west.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the kinredes of the Gersonites shall pitch behinde the tabernacle westwarde.
And the kinredes of the Gersonites shall pitch behinde the tabernacle westwarde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The families of the Gershonites were to pitch behind the tabernacle westward;
The families of the Gershonites were to pitch behind the tabernacle westward;
King James Version (1611)
The families of the Gershonites shal pitch behind the Tabernacle Westward.
The families of the Gershonites shal pitch behind the Tabernacle Westward.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the sons of Gedson shall encamp westward behind the tabernacle.
And the sons of Gedson shall encamp westward behind the tabernacle.
English Revised Version
The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
Berean Standard Bible
The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,
The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
These schulen sette tentis aftir the tabernacle at the west,
These schulen sette tentis aftir the tabernacle at the west,
Young's Literal Translation
The families of the Gershonite, behind the tabernacle, do encamp westward.
The families of the Gershonite, behind the tabernacle, do encamp westward.
Update Bible Version
The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
Webster's Bible Translation
The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
World English Bible
The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
New King James Version
The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward.
The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward.
New Living Translation
They were assigned the area to the west of the Tabernacle for their camp.
They were assigned the area to the west of the Tabernacle for their camp.
New Life Bible
The families of the Gershonites were to set up their tents behind the meeting tent on the west side.
The families of the Gershonites were to set up their tents behind the meeting tent on the west side.
New Revised Standard
The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west,
The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
the families of the Gershonites, to the rear of the habitation, were to encamp, westward.
the families of the Gershonites, to the rear of the habitation, were to encamp, westward.
Douay-Rheims Bible
These shall pitch behind the tabernacle on the west,
These shall pitch behind the tabernacle on the west,
Revised Standard Version
The families of the Gershonites were to encamp behind the tabernacle on the west,
The families of the Gershonites were to encamp behind the tabernacle on the west,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward,
The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward,
Contextual Overview
14 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 15 "List the sons of Levi, by fathers' houses and by clans; every male from a month old and upward you shall list." 16 So Moses listed them according to the word of the Lord , as he was commanded. 17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari. 18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 And the sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their fathers' houses. 21 To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites. 22 Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 7,500. 23 The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west,
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Numbers 1:53, Numbers 2:17
Reciprocal: Numbers 1:50 - shall encamp Numbers 3:29 - General Numbers 3:38 - toward Numbers 8:15 - go in
Cross-References
Genesis 2:5
When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground,
When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground,
Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
Genesis 4:2
And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground.
And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground.
Genesis 4:12
When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth."
When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth."
Genesis 9:20
Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard.
Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard.
Ecclesiastes 5:9
But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields.
But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The families of the Gershonites,.... The two before mentioned, the Libnites and Shimites:
shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward; this was their situation when encamped; they were placed in the rear of the camp of the Levites, between the tabernacle and the camp of Ephraim, which was westward also, Numbers 1:18.
