Numbers 4:27–29
At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.
At the †appointment of Aaron and his sonnes, shall be all the seruice of the sonnes of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their seruice: and yee shall appoint vnto them in charge all their burdens.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. mouth.
This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
This is the seruice of the families of the sonnes of Gershon, in the Tabernacle of the Congregation: and their charge shalbe vnder the hande of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the Priest.
¶ As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;
¶ As for the sonnes of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers:
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- 1 Corinthians 11:2Rank 1 from verse 27
From verse 28
- Numbers 4:33Rank 1 from verse 28
33This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
33This is the seruice of the families of the sonnes of Merari, according to all their seruice in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, vnder the hand of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the Priest.
- 1 Corinthians 12:5–6Rank 2 from verse 28
5And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
5And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6And there are diuersities of operations, but it is the same God, which worketh all in all.
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- Numbers 3:33–35Rank 1 from verse 29
33¶ Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
34And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.
35And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.
33¶ Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
34And those that were numbred of them, according to the number of all the males from a moneth old & vpward, were sixe thousand and two hundd.
35And the chiefe of the house of the father of the families of Merari, was Zuriel the sonne of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the Tabernacle Northwards.
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Numbers 4:27
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appointment
An act of appointing; an assigned office, arrangement, duty, or appointed time.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Work, duty, ministry, worship, attendance, military obligation, or servitude performed for another.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: Loads carried. Sense 2: Duties, hardships, or oppressive weights borne by a person.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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Sense 1: To assign, designate, establish, or set for a particular purpose, office, or time. Sense 2: To supply, allot, furnish, or equip with provisions or equipment.
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Sense 1: To command, enjoin, or solemnly require; a command or injunction. Sense 2: A duty, trust, care, oversight, or a person or thing entrusted. Sense 3: To impute or accuse; an accusation or liability imputed. Sense 4: To impose a burden, payment, or obligation; a cost or expense. Sense 5: To entrust with or make responsible for a person, duty, or burden.
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Numbers 4:28
Work, duty, ministry, worship, attendance, military obligation, or servitude performed for another.
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Households, kindreds, lineages, tribes, or groups descended from common ancestors.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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tabernacle
Sense 1: A tent, booth, or dwelling; especially Israel’s sacred tent of worship. Sense 2: Figuratively, the body as a dwelling.
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congregation
1. A gathered assembly, company, or community of people, or the people considered together as a body. 2. In the fixed expressions "tabernacle of the congregation" and "tent of the congregation," part of the name of the appointed meeting place.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: To command, enjoin, or solemnly require; a command or injunction. Sense 2: A duty, trust, care, oversight, or a person or thing entrusted. Sense 3: To impute or accuse; an accusation or liability imputed. Sense 4: To impose a burden, payment, or obligation; a cost or expense. Sense 5: To entrust with or make responsible for a person, duty, or burden.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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One appointed to sacred service, ministering in things pertaining to God or a deity, especially by offering gifts or sacrifices.
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Numbers 4:29
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Sense 1: A count or quantity. Sense 2: To count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.
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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.
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Households, kindreds, lineages, tribes, or groups descended from common ancestors.
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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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4:21¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
4:21¶ And the LORD spake vnto Moses, saying,
4:22Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;
4:22Take also the summe of the sonnes of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families:
4:23From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
4:23From thirtie yeeres old and vpward, vntill fiftie yeeres old shalt thou number them: all that enter in †to performe the seruice, to doe the worke in the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
4:24This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:
4:24This is the seruice of the families of the Gershonites, to serue, and for ‖burdens.
4:25And 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,
4:25And 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:
4:26And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.
4:26And the hangings of the Court, and the hanging for the doore of the gate of the Court which is by the Tabernacle, and by the Altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their seruice, and all that is made for them: so shall they serue.
4:27At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.
4:27At the †appointment of Aaron and his sonnes, shall be all the seruice of the sonnes of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their seruice: and yee shall appoint vnto them in charge all their burdens.
Selected passage4:28This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
4:28This is the seruice of the families of the sonnes of Gershon, in the Tabernacle of the Congregation: and their charge shalbe vnder the hande of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the Priest.
Selected passage4:29¶ As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;
4:29¶ As for the sonnes of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers:
Selected passage4:30From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.
4:30From thirty yeeres old and vpward, euen vnto fiftie yeeres old shalt thou number them, euery one that entreth in to the †seruice, to doe the worke of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
4:31And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,
4:31And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their seruice, in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, *the boards of the Tabernacle, and the barres thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof:
4:32And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.
4:32And the pillars of the Court round about, and their sockets, and their pinnes, and their coards, with all their instruments, and with all their seruice: and by name yee shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.
4:33This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
4:33This is the seruice of the families of the sonnes of Merari, according to all their seruice in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, vnder the hand of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the Priest.