Numbers 7:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonging to them was that they should carry it upon their shoulders.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    But to the sons of Kohath, he did not give anything because their service involved carrying the holy objects on their shoulders.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But unto the sons{H1121} of Kohath{H6955} he gave{H5414} none,{H3808} because the service{H5656} of the sanctuary{H6944} belonged unto them; they bare{H5375} it upon their shoulders.{H3802}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But unto the sons{H1121} of Kohath{H6955} he gave{H5414}{(H8804)} none{H3808}: because the service{H5656} of the sanctuary{H6944} belonging unto them was that they should bear{H5375}{(H8799)} upon their shoulders{H3802}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    But vnto the sonnes of Cahath he gaue none for the office that perteyned to them was holy and therfore they must bere vppon shulders.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But vnto the children of Rahath he gaue nothynge, because they had an holy office vpon them, and must beare vpo their shulders.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But to the sonnes of Kohath he gaue none, because the charge of the Sanctuarie belonged to them, which they did beare vpon their shoulders.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But vnto the sonnes of Caath he gaue none: because the charge of the sanctuarie belonged vnto them, which they dyd beare vpon shoulders.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them [was that] they should bear upon their shoulders.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and to the sons of Kohath he hath not given, for the service of the sanctuary `is' on them: on the shoulder they bear.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto them; they bare it upon their shoulders.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto them; they bare it upon their shoulders.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But to the Kohathites he gave none, because the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders, was their responsibility.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 6:13 : 13 And it was so, that when those who bore the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.
  • Num 3:31 : 31 Their duty shall be the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary, with which they minister, the curtain, and all related service.
  • Num 4:4-9 : 4 This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, regarding the most holy things: 5 And when the camp moves forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering veil, and cover the ark of testimony with it: 6 And shall put on it the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth entirely of blue, and shall put in the poles. 7 And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put on it the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers for covering, and the continual bread shall be on it: 8 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the poles. 9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the lampstand of the light, and its lamps, and its tongs, and its trays, and all the oil vessels thereof, with which they serve it: 10 And they shall put it and all the vessels within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar. 11 And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the poles. 12 And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, with which they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar. 13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it: 14 And they shall put upon it all the vessels with which they serve about it, even the censers, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put in the poles of it. 15 And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to move forward, after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation. 16 And to the office of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, pertains the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and all that is in it, in the sanctuary, and in its vessels.
  • 2 Sam 6:6 : 6 And when they came to Nachon's threshing floor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it, for the oxen shook it.
  • 1 Chr 15:3 : 3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.
  • 1 Chr 15:13 : 13 For because you did not do it at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for we did not seek Him after the due order.
  • 1 Chr 23:26 : 26 And also to the Levites; they shall no longer carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for its service.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 7:4-8
    5 verses
    80%

    4 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

    5 Take it from them, that they may be used for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service.

    6 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen and gave them to the Levites.

    7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service:

    8 And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

  • 15 And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to move forward, after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Num 4:17-19
    3 verses
    76%

    17 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

    18 Do not cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:

    19 But do this for them, that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint every one to his service and to his burden:

  • Num 4:36-37
    2 verses
    76%

    36 And those that were numbered by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.

    37 These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

  • 31 Their duty shall be the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary, with which they minister, the curtain, and all related service.

  • 4 This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, regarding the most holy things:

  • Num 4:27-28
    2 verses
    75%

    27 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 you shall appoint to them in charge all their burdens.

    28 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.

  • Lev 7:33-35
    3 verses
    73%

    33 He among the sons of Aaron who offers the blood of the peace offerings and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his portion.

    34 For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken from the children of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons by a statute forever from among the children of Israel.

    35 This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, on the day when he presented them to minister to the LORD in the priest's office;

  • 23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.

  • Num 3:27-28
    2 verses
    73%

    27 Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, the Izeharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites.

    28 The total number of all the males from a month old and above was eight thousand and six hundred, assigned duties for the sanctuary.

  • 31 And the priest shall burn the fat on the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'.

  • Num 18:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5 And you shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

    6 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Num 4:33-34
    2 verses
    72%

    33 This 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.

    34 And Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by the house of their fathers,

  • 19 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the children of Israel, to perform the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel when they come near the sanctuary.

  • 15 And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles on it, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.

  • Num 3:7-9
    3 verses
    72%

    7 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.

    8 And they shall keep all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to perform the service of the tabernacle.

    9 And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are completely given to him from among the children of Israel.

  • 32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brothers, in the service of the house of the LORD.

  • 10 And the leaders offered for the dedication of the altar on the day it was anointed, even the leaders offered their offering before the altar.

  • 50 But you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all its vessels, and over all things that belong to it: they shall carry the tabernacle, and all its vessels; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp around the tabernacle.

  • 2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by the house of their fathers,

  • 3 And they shall keep your charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come near the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor you also, die.

  • 14 Only to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said to them.

  • 21 And the Kohathites set forward, carrying the sanctuary: and the others set up the tabernacle before they arrived.

  • 26 But they may minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of meeting, to attend to needs, but shall do no work. Thus shall you do to the Levites regarding their duties.

  • 2 Then David said, None should carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister to Him forever.

  • 10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

  • 24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve and bear burdens:

  • 1 Chr 6:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

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

    2 And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

  • 1 And the LORD said to Aaron, You and your sons and your father's house with you shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

  • 26 And also to the Levites; they shall no longer carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for its service.

  • 27 And you shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering, which is waved and raised, of the ram of the consecration, from what was for Aaron and what was for his sons.

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

  • 32 Their brethren from the Kohathites were in charge of preparing the showbread every Sabbath.

  • 11 And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the children of Israel, that they may perform the service of the LORD.