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Green's Literal Translation

Numbers 4:25

They shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, its covering, and the covering of dugong skins that is on its top, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gershon;   Levites;   Tabernacle;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ithamar;   Tabernacle;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gershon;   Ithamar;   Levites;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gershon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - 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 - Koliath;   Tabernacle;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ger'shonites, the,;   Ith'amar;   Le'vites;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Badger;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hangings;   Porpoise;   Priests and Levites;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Badger;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ithamar;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the Tent of Meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above on it, and the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,
King James Version
And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
Lexham English Bible
They will carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of assembly and its covering and the covering of fine leather, which is on top of it, and the curtain of the doorway of the tent of assembly,
New Century Version
They must carry the curtains of the Holy Tent, the Meeting Tent, its covering, and its outer covering made from fine leather. They must also carry the curtains for the entrance to the Meeting Tent,
New English Translation
They must carry the curtains for the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering, the covering of fine leather that is over it, the curtains for the entrance of the tent of meeting,
Amplified Bible
they shall carry the tent curtains of the tabernacle, and the Tent of Meeting, its covering and the covering of porpoise skin (fine leather) that is on top of it, and the curtain for the doorway of the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle),
New American Standard Bible
they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering of fine leather that is on top of it, and the curtain for the entrance of the tent of meeting,
Geneva Bible (1587)
They shall beare the curtaines of the Tabernacle, and the Tabernacle of the Congregation, his couering, and the couering of badgers skinnes, that is on hie vpon it, and the vayle of the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation:
Legacy Standard Bible
they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering of porpoise skin that is on top of it, and the screen for the doorway of the tent of meeting,
Contemporary English Version
for carrying the curtains of the sacred tent, its two outer coverings, the curtain for the entrance to the tent,
Complete Jewish Bible
They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, its covering, the fine leather covering above it, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,
Darby Translation
they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of badgers' skin that is above upon it, and the curtain of the entrance to the tent of meeting,
Easy-to-Read Version
They must carry the curtains of the Holy Tent, the Meeting Tent, its covering, and the covering made from fine leather. They must also carry the curtain at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.
English Standard Version
they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering of goatskin that is on top of it and the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting
George Lamsa Translation
They shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation itself, the veil of the door thereof, and the covering of the badgers skins that is upon it, and the hangings of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
They are to transport the tabernacle curtains, the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering made of fine leather on top of it, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They shal beare the curtaynes of the habitacion and of the Tabernacle of wytnesse, and his couerynge and the coueringe of doo skynnes, that is aboue theron, and the hanginge in the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse,
American Standard Version
they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above upon it, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,
Bible in Basic English
They are to take up the curtains of the House, and the Tent of meeting with its cover and the leather cover over it, and the hangings for the door of the Tent of meeting;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
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:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above upon it, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting;
King James Version (1611)
And they shall beare the curtaines of the Tabernacle, and the Tabernacle of the Congregation; his couering, and the couering of the badgers skinnes that is aboue vpon it, and the hanging for the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they shall bear the skins of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of witness, and its veil, and the blue cover that was on it above, and the cover of the door of the tabernacle of witness.
English Revised Version
they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above upon it, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting;
Berean Standard Bible
They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and a veil of iacynt aboue alle thingis, and the tente which hangith in the entryng of the tabernacle of the boond of pees;
Young's Literal Translation
and they have borne the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of the badger [skin] which [is] on it above, and the vail at the opening of the tent of meeting,
Update Bible Version
they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above on it, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,
Webster's Bible Translation
And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, its covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that [is] above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
World English Bible
they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the Tent of Meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above on it, and the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,
New King James Version
They shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tabernacle of meeting with its covering, the covering of badger skins that is on it, the screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting,
New Living Translation
They must carry the curtains of the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle itself with its coverings, the outer covering of fine goatskin leather, and the curtain for the Tabernacle entrance.
New Life Bible
They will carry the curtains of the meeting tent and the meeting tent with its covering and the covering of badgers' skins that is over it. They will carry the curtain for the door of the meeting tent,
New Revised Standard
They shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting with its covering, and the outer covering of fine leather that is on top of it, and the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
they shall bear the curtains of the habitation and the tent of meeting, the covering thereof and the covering of badgers skin which is over above it, - and the screen, at the entrance of the tent of meeting;
Douay-Rheims Bible
To carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the roof of the covenant, the other covering, and the violet covering over all, and the hanging that hangeth in the entry of the tabernacle of the covenant,
Revised Standard Version
they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting with its covering, and the covering of goatskin that is on top of it, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering of porpoise skin that is on top of it, and the screen for the doorway of the tent of meeting,

Contextual Overview

21 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 22 Lift the heads of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers' house, by their families, 23 from a son of thirty years and upward, you shall number them, until a son of fifty years, all that enter to wait on the service, to serve in the tabernacle of the congregation. 24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites in serving and in bearing burdens. 25 They shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, its covering, and the covering of dugong skins that is on its top, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation; 26 and the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court by the tabernacle and by the altar all around, and their cords, and all the vessels of their service, and whatever there may be to do with them; in this theyshall serve. 27 At the mouth of Aaron, and of his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, and all their burden, and all their service. And you shall lay a charge on them concerning the duty of all their burden. 28 This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tabernacle of the congregation; and their charge is under the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest. 29 You shall number the sons of Merari by their families, by their fathers' house, 30 from a son of thirty years and upward, even to a son of fifty years you shall number them, everyone who is going into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the curtains: Numbers 3:25, Numbers 3:26, Numbers 7:5-7

the covering: Exodus 26:14

Reciprocal: Exodus 26:2 - curtain Exodus 26:7 - curtains Numbers 1:50 - thou shalt Numbers 4:6 - badgers' skins Numbers 7:7 - sons of Gershon

Cross-References

Genesis 4:1
And the man knew his wife Eve. And she conceived and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with the help of Jehovah.
Genesis 4:3
And in the end of days, it happened that Cain brought an offering to Jehovah from the fruit of the ground.
Genesis 4:4
And Abel brought, he also, from the firstlings of his flocks, even from their fat. And Jehovah looked to Abel and to his offering.
Genesis 4:8
And Cain talked with his brother Abel. And it happened as they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him.
Genesis 4:10
And He said, What have you done? The voice of the blood of your brother cries to Me from the ground.
Genesis 4:11
And now you are cursed more than the ground which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
1 Chronicles 1:1
Adam, Seth, Enos,
Luke 3:38
son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle,.... The ten curtains of fine linen, Exodus 26:1;

and the tabernacle of the congregation; the curtains of goats' hair made for a tent over it, as Jarchi, see Exodus 26:7;

his covering the covering of rams skins dyed red, Exodus 26:14;

and the covering of the badgers' skins that [is] above upon it; over all the rest:

and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation; the eastern vail, as Jarchi calls it, which was for the door of the tent that led into the tabernacle, the holy place, Exodus 26:36.


 
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