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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Literal Standard Version
Numbers 3:23
The families of the Gershonite encamp westward behind the Dwelling Place.
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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.
English Standard Version
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,
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
14And YHWH speaks to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 15"Number the sons of Levi by the house of their fathers, by their families; every male from a son of a month and upward—you number them." 16And Moses numbers them according to the command of YHWH, as he has been commanded. 17And these are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. 18And these [are] the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei. 19And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi; these are the families of the Levites, by the house of their fathers. 21Of Gershon—the family of the Libnite and the family of the Shimite; these are the families of the Gershonite. 22Their numbered ones, in number, every male from a son of a month and upward, their numbered ones [are] seven thousand and five hundred. 23The families of the Gershonite encamp westward behind the Dwelling Place.
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
and no shrub of the field is yet in the earth, and no herb of the field yet sprouts, for YHWH God has not rained on the earth, and there is not a man to serve the ground,
and no shrub of the field is yet in the earth, and no herb of the field yet sprouts, for YHWH God has not rained on the earth, and there is not a man to serve the ground,
Genesis 3:19
by the sweat of your face you eat bread until your return to the ground, for you have been taken out of it, for dust you [are], and to dust you return."
by the sweat of your face you eat bread until your return to the ground, for you have been taken out of it, for dust you [are], and to dust you return."
Genesis 4:2
and she adds to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain has been servant of the ground.
and she adds to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain has been servant of the ground.
Genesis 4:12
when you till the ground, it will not add to give its strength to you—a wanderer, even a trembling one, you are in the earth."
when you till the ground, it will not add to give its strength to you—a wanderer, even a trembling one, you are in the earth."
Genesis 9:20
And Noah remains a man of the ground, and plants a vineyard,
And Noah remains a man of the ground, and plants a vineyard,
Ecclesiastes 5:9
And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.
And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.
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.
