Numbers 3:29

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The families of the sons of Kehat shall encamp on the south side of the tabernacle.

King James Version
The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.

Lexham English Bible
The clan of the descendants of Kohath will encamp on the side of the tabernacle to the south.

New Century Version
The Kohathite family groups camped south of the Holy Tent.

New English Translation
The families of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle.

Amplified Bible
The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,

New American Standard Bible
The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,

Geneva Bible (1587)
The families of the sonnes of Kohath shall pitch on the Southside of the Tabernacle.

Legacy Standard Bible
The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the southward side of the tabernacle,

Contemporary English Version
The Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the sacred tent,

Complete Jewish Bible
The K'hat clans were to camp next to the tabernacle, toward the south.

Darby Translation
The families of the sons of Kohath encamped on the side of the tabernacle southward.

Easy-to-Read Version
The Kohathite family groups were given the area to the south of the Holy Tent. This was the area where they camped.

English Standard Version
The clans of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,

George Lamsa Translation
The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle southward.

Good News Translation
This clan was to camp on the south side of the Tent,

Christian Standard Bible®
The clans of the Kohathites camped on the south side of the tabernacle,

Literal Translation
The families of the sons of Kohath were to encamp on the side of the tabernacle southward;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& shal pitch on the south syde of ye Habitacion:

American Standard Version
The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle southward.

Bible in Basic English
The tents of the Kohathites are to be placed on the south side of the House.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the kinred of the chyldren of Caath, shall pitche on the south syde of the tabernacle.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The families of the sons of Kohath were to pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward;

King James Version (1611)
The families of the sonnes of Kohath, shall pitch on the side of the Tabernacle Southward.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The families of the sons of Caath, shall encamp beside the tabernacle toward the south.

English Revised Version
The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.

Berean Standard Bible
The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thei schulen haue kepyngis of the seyntuarie, and schulen sette tentis at the south coost;

Young's Literal Translation
The families of the sons of Kohath encamp by the side of the tabernacle southward.

Update Bible Version
The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle southward.

Webster's Bible Translation
The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.

World English Bible
The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the south side of the tabernacle.

New King James Version
The families of the children of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle.

New Living Translation
and they were assigned the area south of the Tabernacle for their camp.

New Life Bible
The families of the sons of Kohath were to set up their tents on the south side of the meeting tent.

New Revised Standard
The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The, families of the sons of Kohath, were to encamp, - on the side of the habitation, south-ward.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And shall camp on the south side.

Revised Standard Version
The families of the sons of Kohath were to encamp on the south side of the tabernacle,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the southward side of the tabernacle,

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ God spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai: "Count the Levites by their ancestral families and clans. Count every male a month old and older." Moses counted them just as he was instructed by the mouth of God . ¹⁷ These are the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ¹⁸ These are the names of the Gershonite clans: Libni and Shimei. ¹⁹ The sons of Kohath by clan: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. ²⁰ The sons of Merari by clan: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi, family by family. ²¹Gershon was ancestor to the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites, known as the Gershonite clans. All the males who were one month and older numbered 7,500. The Gershonite clans camped on the west, behind The Dwelling, led by Eliasaph son of Lael. At the Tent of Meeting the Gershonites were in charge of maintaining The Dwelling and its tent, its coverings, the screen at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the hangings of the Courtyard, the screen at the entrance to the Courtyard that surrounded The Dwelling and Altar, and the cords—in short, everything having to do with these things. ²⁷Kohath was ancestor to the clans of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites. These were known as the Kohathite clans. All the males who were one month and older numbered 8,600. The Kohathites were in charge of the Sanctuary. The Kohathite clans camped on the south side of The Dwelling, led by Elizaphan son of Uzziel. They were in charge of caring for the Chest, the Table, the Lampstand, the Altars, the articles of the Sanctuary used in worship, and the screen—everything having to do with these things. Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, supervised the leaders of the Levites and those in charge of the Sanctuary. ³³Merari was ancestor to the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites, known as the Merarite clans. The males who were one month and older numbered 6,200. They were led by Zuriel son of Abihail and camped on the north side of The Dwelling. The Merarites were in charge of the frames of The Dwelling, its crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment—everything having to do with these things, as well as the posts of the surrounding Courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and cords. ³⁸ Moses and Aaron and his sons camped to the east of The Dwelling, toward the rising sun, in front of the Tent of Meeting. They were in charge of maintaining the Sanctuary for the People of Israel and the rituals of worship. Anyone else who tried to perform these duties was to be put to death. ³⁹ The sum total of Levites counted at God' s command by Moses and Aaron, clan by clan, all the males one month and older, numbered 22,000.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 3:23, Numbers 1:53, Numbers 2:10

Reciprocal: Numbers 3:35 - shall Numbers 3:38 - toward

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward. Or to the right, which was the more honourable place, excepting the east or front, which was reserved for Moses and Aaron, and his sons, and who were one of these families; and is the reason why this honour was conferred upon them, as well as they had the more honourable charge, having the holy places and holy things committed to their care; and one from among them was appointed over all the Levites, and the chief of them, as they had also, when they came into the land of Canaan, almost as many cities of refuge as both their other brethren had: their situation about the tabernacle was between that and the camp of Reuben, and this accounts for it, how Korah who was of one of the families of the Kohathites, became so intimately acquainted with, and joined in a conspiracy with Dathan and Abiram, who were of the tribe of Reuben, Numbers 16:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of the Levites, the Kohathites, the kinsmen of Moses and Aaron, and the most numerous, have the most important charge confided to them, namely, that of the ark, the altars, and the more especially sacred furniture generally.