Numbers 10:17

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then the tabernacle was dismantled, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle.

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  • Num 1:51 : 51 Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites must take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be reassembled, the Levites must set it up. Any unauthorized person who approaches it must be killed.
  • Num 7:6-8 : 6 So Moses accepted the carts and the oxen and gave them to the Levites. 7 He gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites, as their service required; 8 and he gave four carts and eight oxen to the Merarites, as their service required, under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
  • Heb 9:11 : 11 Christ’s Service in the Heavenly Sanctuary But now Christ has come as the high priest of the good things to come. He passed through the greater and more perfect tent not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,
  • Heb 12:28 : 28 So since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to God in devotion and awe.
  • 2 Pet 1:14 : 14 since I know that my tabernacle will soon be removed, because our Lord Jesus Christ revealed this to me.
  • Num 3:25-26 : 25 And the responsibilities of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting included the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the tent of meeting, 26 the hangings of the courtyard, the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard that surrounded the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes, plus all the service connected with these things.
  • Num 3:36-37 : 36 The appointed responsibilities of the Merarites included the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, its posts, its sockets, its utensils, plus all the service connected with these things, 37 and the pillars of the courtyard all around, with their sockets, their pegs, and their ropes.
  • Num 4:21-33 : 21 The Service of the Gershonites Then the LORD spoke to Moses: 22 “Also take a census of the Gershonites, by their clans and by their families. 23 You must number them from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, all who enter the company to do the work of the tent of meeting. 24 This is the service of the families of Gershonites, as they serve and carry it. 25 They must carry the curtains for the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering, the covering of fine leather that is over it, the curtains for the entrance of the tent of meeting, 26 the hangings for the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance of the gate of the court, which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes, along with all the furnishings for their service and everything that is made for them. So they are to serve. 27 “All the service of the Gershonites, whether carrying loads or for any of their work, will be at the direction of Aaron and his sons. You will assign them all their tasks as their responsibility. 28 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites concerning the tent of meeting. Their responsibilities will be under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. 29 The Service of the Merarites“As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their families and by their clans. 30 You must number them from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, all who enter the company to do the work of the tent of meeting. 31 This is what they are responsible to carry as their entire service in the tent of meeting: the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, its posts, its sockets, 32 and the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their sockets, tent pegs, and ropes, along with all their furnishings and everything for their service. You are to assign by names the items that each man is responsible to carry. 33 This is the service of the families of the Merarites, their entire service concerning the tent of meeting, under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”

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  • Num 10:21-22
    2 verses
    81%

    21And the Kohathites set out, carrying the articles for the sanctuary; the tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived.

    22And the standard of the camp of the Ephraimites set out according to their companies; over his company was Elishama son of Ammihud.

  • Num 2:17
    77%

    17The Tribe in the Center“Then the tent of meeting with the camp of the Levites will travel in the middle of the camps. They will travel in the same order as they camped, each in his own place under his standard.

  • Num 3:25
    76%

    25And the responsibilities of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting included the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the tent of meeting,

  • Num 9:17-21
    5 verses
    75%

    17Whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the Israelites would begin their journey; and in whatever place the cloud settled, there the Israelites would make camp.

    18At the commandment of the LORD the Israelites would begin their journey, and at the commandment of the LORD they would make camp; as long as the cloud remained settled over the tabernacle they would camp.

    19When the cloud remained over the tabernacle many days, then the Israelites obeyed the instructions of the LORD and did not journey.

    20When the cloud remained over the tabernacle a number of days, they remained camped according to the LORD’s commandment, and according to the LORD’s commandment they would journey.

    21And when the cloud remained only from evening until morning, when the cloud was taken up the following morning, then they traveled on. Whether by day or by night, when the cloud was taken up they traveled.

  • Num 10:18
    75%

    18Journey Arrangements for the Tribes The standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their companies; over his company was Elizur son of Shedeur.

  • 1 Chr 6:16
    73%

    16(6:1) The sons of Levi:Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

  • 1 Chr 6:1
    73%

    1Levi’s Descendants(5:27) The sons of Levi:Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • Num 10:28
    72%

    28These were the traveling arrangements of the Israelites according to their companies when they traveled.

  • Num 3:17
    72%

    17The Summary of Families These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • Num 10:16
    72%

    16and over the company of the tribe of the Zebulunites was Eliab son of Helon.

  • Num 4:24-25
    2 verses
    72%

    24This is the service of the families of Gershonites, as they serve and carry it.

    25They must carry the curtains for the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering, the covering of fine leather that is over it, the curtains for the entrance of the tent of meeting,

  • Gen 46:11
    72%

    11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • Num 3:23
    72%

    23The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle toward the west.

  • Num 4:5
    72%

    5When it is time for the camp to journey, Aaron and his sons must come and take down the screening curtain and cover the ark of the testimony with it.

  • Exod 40:36-37
    2 verses
    72%

    36But when the cloud was lifted up from the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out on all their journeys;

    37but if the cloud was not lifted up, then they would not journey further until the day it was lifted up.

  • Num 4:22
    72%

    22“Also take a census of the Gershonites, by their clans and by their families.

  • Num 3:35-36
    2 verses
    71%

    35Now the leader of the clan of the families of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail. These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.

    36The appointed responsibilities of the Merarites included the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, its posts, its sockets, its utensils, plus all the service connected with these things,

  • Num 4:38
    71%

    38Those numbered from the Gershonites, by their families and by their clans,

  • Num 4:41-42
    2 verses
    71%

    41These were those numbered from the families of the Gershonites, everyone who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD.

    42Those numbered from the families of the Merarites, by their families, by their clans,

  • Lev 10:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4Moses then called to Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel, Aaron’s uncle, and said to them,“Come near, carry your brothers from the front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp.”

    5So they came near and carried them away in their tunics to a place outside the camp just as Moses had spoken.

  • Num 1:50-52
    3 verses
    70%

    50But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, over all its furnishings and over everything in it. They must carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; and they must attend to it and camp around it.

    51Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites must take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be reassembled, the Levites must set it up. Any unauthorized person who approaches it must be killed.

    52“The Israelites will camp according to their divisions, each man in his camp, and each man by his standard.

  • Num 26:57
    70%

    57And these are the Levites who were numbered according to their families: from Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; from Merari, the family of the Merarites.

  • Exod 40:17
    69%

    17So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month, in the second year.

  • Num 10:13
    69%

    13Judah Begins the Journey This was the first time they set out on their journey according to the commandment of the LORD, by the authority of Moses.

  • Exod 39:33
    69%

    33They brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings, clasps, frames, bars, posts, and bases;

  • Num 4:15
    69%

    15“When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is ready to journey, then the Kohathites will come to carry them; but they must not touch any holy thing, or they will die. These are the responsibilities of the Kohathites with the tent of meeting.

  • Num 4:27-29
    3 verses
    69%

    27“All the service of the Gershonites, whether carrying loads or for any of their work, will be at the direction of Aaron and his sons. You will assign them all their tasks as their responsibility.

    28This is the service of the families of the Gershonites concerning the tent of meeting. Their responsibilities will be under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

    29The Service of the Merarites“As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their families and by their clans.

  • Exod 6:17
    69%

    17The sons of Gershon, by their families, were Libni and Shimei.

  • 1 Kgs 8:4
    68%

    4The priests and Levites carried the ark of the LORD, the tent of meeting, and all the holy items in the tent.

  • Num 7:7
    68%

    7He gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites, as their service required;

  • Num 10:34
    68%

    34And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day, when they traveled from the camp.

  • 1 Chr 15:15
    68%

    15The descendants of Levi carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, just as Moses had commanded in keeping with the LORD’s instruction.

  • Josh 3:3
    68%

    3and commanded the people:“When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you must leave here and walk behind it.

  • 2 Chr 5:5
    68%

    5The priests and Levites carried the ark, the tent where God appeared to his people, and all the holy items in the tent.

  • Num 4:33
    68%

    33This is the service of the families of the Merarites, their entire service concerning the tent of meeting, under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”

  • Num 10:25
    68%

    25The standard of the camp of the Danites set out, which was the rear guard of all the camps by their companies; over his company was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.