Numbers 4:28

Bible in Basic English (1941)

This 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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 4:33 : 33 This 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.
  • 1 Cor 12:5-6 : 5 And there are different sorts of servants, but the same Lord. 6 And there are different operations, but the same God, who is working all things in all.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 4:22-27
    6 verses
    86%

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

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

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

    25 They 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;

    26 And 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.

    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 4:33-34
    2 verses
    85%

    33 This 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.

    34 So 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;

  • Num 4:41-42
    2 verses
    81%

    41 This 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.

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

  • Num 4:37-39
    3 verses
    80%

    37 This 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.

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

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

  • Exod 38:21
    77%

    21 This is the price of the making of the House, even the House of witness, as it was valued by the word of Moses, for the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

  • Num 3:24-25
    2 verses
    75%

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

    25 In 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 4:19
    74%

    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 4:4
    74%

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

  • Num 3:31
    74%

    31 In 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 7:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8 And four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari for their work, under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

    9 But 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
    73%

    32 And 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 3:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7 In 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;

    8 And 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 4:29
    73%

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

  • Num 26:57
    72%

    57 These 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.

  • 1 Chr 23:28
    72%

    28 Their place was by the side of the sons of Aaron in all the work of the house of the Lord, in the open spaces and in the rooms, in the making clean of all the holy things, in doing all the work of the house of the Lord,

  • Num 4:15-17
    3 verses
    72%

    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.

    16 And Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, is to be responsible for the oil for the light, and the sweet perfumes for burning, and the regular meal offering, and the holy oil; the House and the holy place and everything in it will be in his care.

    17 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

  • Num 8:22
    71%

    22 And then the Levites went in to do their work in the Tent of meeting before Aaron and his sons: all the orders which the Lord had given Moses about the Levites were put into effect.

  • Num 8:26
    71%

    26 But 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.

  • Num 18:6
    71%

    6 Now, see, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the children of Israel: they are given to you and to the Lord, to do the work of the Tent of meeting.

  • Num 4:31
    71%

    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;

  • Num 4:45-46
    2 verses
    71%

    45 This is the number of the sons of Merari, numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord.

    46 And 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,

  • Num 18:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 And the Lord said to Aaron, You and your sons and your father's family are to be responsible for all wrongdoing in relation to the holy place: and you and your sons are to be responsible for the errors which come about in your work as priests.

    2 Let your brothers, the family of Levi, come near with you, so that they may be joined with you and be your servants: but you and your sons with you are to go in before the ark of witness.

  • 1 Chr 6:1
    71%

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

  • Num 3:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27 From Kohath come the Amramites and the Izharites and the Hebronites and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites.

    28 Those who were numbered of them, the males from one month old and over, were eight thousand, six hundred, who were responsible for the care of the holy place.

  • Num 4:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

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

  • Exod 28:1
    70%

    1 Now let Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, come near from among the children of Israel, so that they may be my priests, even Aaron, and Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, his sons.

  • Exod 28:41
    70%

    41 These you are to put on Aaron, your brother, and on his sons, putting oil on them, separating them and making them holy, to do the work of priests to me.

  • Gen 46:11
    70%

    11 And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari;

  • Num 8:11
    69%

    11 And Aaron is to give the Levites to the Lord as a wave offering from the children of Israel, so that they may do the Lord's work.

  • Num 8:19
    69%

    19 And I have given them to Aaron and to his sons, from among the children of Israel, to undertake for them all the work of the Tent of meeting, and to take away sin from the children of Israel so that no evil may come on them when they come near the holy place.

  • Exod 28:4
    69%

    4 This is what they are to make: a priest's bag, an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of coloured needlework, a head-dress, and a linen band; they are to make holy robes for Aaron your brother and for his sons, so that they may do the work of priests for me.

  • 1 Chr 6:48
    69%

    48 And their brothers the Levites were responsible for all the work of the Tent of the house of God.