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Numbers 3:25

The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,

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ASV

And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting shall be the tabernacle, and the Tent, the covering thereof, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,

KJV

And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתu.mish.Me.retand [the] duty ofH4931 →
בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121 →
גֵרְשׁוֹן֙ge.re.shOnGershonH1648 →
בְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helin [the] tent ofH168 →
מוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdmeetingH4150 →
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.Kan[was] the tabernacleH4908 →
וְהָאֹ֑הֶלve.ha.'O.heland the tentH168 →
מִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se.hucovering itsH4372 →
וּמָסַ֕ךְu.ma.Sakhand [the] screen ofH4539 →
פֶּ֖תַחPe.tach[the] entrance ofH6607 →
אֹ֥הֶל'O.hel[the] tent ofH168 →
מוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdmeetingH4150 →

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Exodus 25:9You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.Numbers 18:3And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent; but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar, or both they and you will die.Numbers 31:30From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every fifty, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.”Exodus 26:36–37For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.Numbers 7:7He gave the Gershonites two carts and four oxen, as their service required,Ezra 8:28–30Then I told them, “You are holy to the LORD, and these articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.Exodus 36:37–38For the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen,Exodus 36:8–19All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them.Numbers 4:24–28This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport:Exodus 26:1–14“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.1 Chronicles 9:14–33From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;Colossians 4:17Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”1 Chronicles 23:32So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.1 Chronicles 26:21–22From the descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and heads of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli,Mark 13:34It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.Numbers 10:17Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.2 Chronicles 31:11–18Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so.Exodus 40:19Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.

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