Numbers 4:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

This is to be the work of the Gershonites, the things they are to do and take up.

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  • Num 4:15 : 15 And after the holy place and all its vessels have been covered up by Aaron and his sons, when the tents of the people go forward, the sons of Kohath are to come and take it up; but the holy things may not be touched by them for fear of death.
  • Num 4:19 : 19 But do this to them, so that life and not death may be theirs when they come near the most holy things; let Aaron and his sons go in and give to every one his work and that which he is to take up;
  • Num 4:27 : 27 From the mouth of Aaron and his sons the Gershonites will have word about all the things they are to do and take up; you are to give them their orders.
  • Num 4:31-32 : 31 And this is their part in the work of the Tent of meeting: the transport of the boards and the rods of the Tent, with the pillars and their bases; 32 And the pillars of the open space outside it, with their bases and their nails and cords and all the instruments used, and everything which has to be done there; all the instruments for which they are responsible are to be numbered by name.
  • Num 4:47 : 47 Those from thirty to fifty years old who were able to do the work of the Tent of meeting and of its transport,
  • Num 4:49 : 49 At the order of the Lord they were numbered by Moses, every one in relation to his work and to his part in the transport; so they were numbered by Moses at the order of the Lord.

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  • Num 4:25-43
    19 verses
    83%

    25They 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;

    26And the hangings for the open space round the House and the altar, and the curtain for its doorway, with the cords and all the things used for them; whatever is necessary for these, they are to do.

    27From the mouth of Aaron and his sons the Gershonites will have word about all the things they are to do and take up; you are to give them their orders.

    28This is the work of the family of the Gershonites in the Tent of meeting, and they will be under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

    29The sons of Merari are to be numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

    30Every one from thirty to fifty years old who is able to do the work of the Tent of meeting.

    31And this is their part in the work of the Tent of meeting: the transport of the boards and the rods of the Tent, with the pillars and their bases;

    32And the pillars of the open space outside it, with their bases and their nails and cords and all the instruments used, and everything which has to be done there; all the instruments for which they are responsible are to be numbered by name.

    33This is the work which the sons of Merari are to do in connection with the Tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

    34So Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the people took in hand the numbering of the sons of the Kohathites, by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

    35Numbering all those from thirty to fifty years old who were able to do the work in the Tent of meeting;

    36And the number of all these was two thousand, seven hundred and fifty.

    37This is the number of those of the Kohathites who did the work in the Tent of meeting, as they were numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord.

    38And those of the sons of Gershon who were numbered by families,

    39All those from thirty to fifty years old who were able to do the work in the Tent of meeting,

    40Who were numbered by families in the order of their fathers' houses, were two thousand, six hundred and thirty.

    41This is the number of the sons of Gershon who did the work in the Tent of meeting, as they were numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord.

    42And those of the sons of Merari who were numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses,

    43All those from thirty to fifty years old who did the work in the Tent of meeting,

  • Num 3:23-25
    3 verses
    79%

    23The tents of the Gershonites are to be placed at the back of the House, to the west.

    24The chief of the Gershonites is Eliasaph, the son of Lael.

    25In the Tent of meeting, the Gershonites are to have the care of the House, and the Tent with its cover, and the veil for the door of the Tent of meeting,

  • Num 4:21-23
    3 verses
    79%

    21And the Lord said to Moses,

    22Let the sons of Gershon be numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

    23All those from thirty to fifty years old who are able to do the work of the Tent of meeting.

  • Num 4:2-4
    3 verses
    75%

    2Let the sons of Kohath, from among the sons of Levi, be numbered by their families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

    3All those from thirty to fifty years old who are able to do the work of the Tent of meeting.

    4And this is to be the work of the sons of Kohath in connection with the most holy things.

  • Num 8:24
    73%

    24This is the rule for the Levites: those of twenty-five years old and over are to go in and do the work of the Tent of meeting;

  • Num 4:46-47
    2 verses
    73%

    46And all the Levites who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the people, by families, in the order of their fathers' houses,

    47Those from thirty to fifty years old who were able to do the work of the Tent of meeting and of its transport,

  • Num 4:19
    73%

    19But do this to them, so that life and not death may be theirs when they come near the most holy things; let Aaron and his sons go in and give to every one his work and that which he is to take up;

  • Num 3:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7In order that they may be responsible to him and to all Israel for the care of the Tent of meeting, and to do the work of the House;

    8And they will have the care of all the vessels of the Tent of meeting, and will do for the children of Israel all the necessary work of the House.

  • Num 3:31
    72%

    31In their care are the ark, and the table, and the lights, and the altars, and all the vessels used in the holy place, and the veil, and all they are used for.

  • Num 10:17
    72%

    17Then the House was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were responsible for moving the House, went forward.

  • Num 7:7
    72%

    7Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon for their work;

  • Num 7:9
    71%

    9But to the sons of Kohath he gave nothing; because they had the care of the holy place, taking it about on their backs.

  • 1 Chr 23:32
    71%

    32And they had the care of the Tent of meeting and the holy place, under the direction of the sons of Aaron their brothers, for the work of the house of the Lord.

  • Num 4:15
    71%

    15And after the holy place and all its vessels have been covered up by Aaron and his sons, when the tents of the people go forward, the sons of Kohath are to come and take it up; but the holy things may not be touched by them for fear of death.

  • Num 8:26
    70%

    26But be with their brothers in the Tent of meeting, taking care of it but doing no work. This is what you are to do in connection with the Levites and their work.

  • 1 Chr 23:24
    70%

    24These were the sons of Levi, grouped by families, the heads of the families of those who were numbered by name, by heads, all those of twenty years old and over who did the work of the house of the Lord.

  • Num 26:57
    70%

    57These were those of the Levites who were numbered by their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

  • Num 7:5
    70%

    5Take the things from them, to be used for the work of the Tent of meeting; and give them to the Levites, to every man what is needed for his work.

  • Num 1:50
    70%

    50But to them you are to give the care of the Tent of meeting with its vessels and everything in it: they are to take up the Tent, and be responsible for everything to do with it, and put up their tents round it.

  • 2 Chr 34:13
    70%

    13Had authority over the transport workers, giving directions to all who were doing any sort of work; and among the Levites there were scribes and overseers and door-keepers.

  • Num 3:21
    70%

    21From Gershon come the Libnites and the Shimeites; these are the families of the Gershonites.

  • Num 4:12
    69%

    12All the vessels which are used in the holy place they are to put in a blue cloth, covering them with a leather cover, and put them on the frame.

  • 1 Chr 6:1
    69%

    1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.