Numbers 4:26-28

Good News Translation

²⁶the curtains and ropes for the court that is around the Tent and the altar, the curtains for the entrance of the court, and all the fittings used in setting up these objects. They shall perform all the tasks required for these things. ²⁷Moses and Aaron shall see to it that the Gershonites perform all the duties and carry everything that Aaron and his sons assign to them. ²⁸These are the responsibilities of the Gershon clan in the Tent; they shall carry them out under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

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Numbers 4:26-28

New King James Version

²⁶the screen for the door of the gate of the court, the hangings of the court which are around the tabernacle and altar, and their cords, all the furnishings for their service and all that is made for these things: so shall they serve.

²⁷“Aaron and his sons shall ^[a]assign all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, all their tasks and all their service. And you shall ^[b]appoint to them all their tasks as their duty. ²⁸This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting. And their duties shall be ^(A)under the ^[c]authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

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Footnotes

Numbers 4:27 command
Numbers 4:27 assign
Numbers 4:28 Lit. hand

Numbers 4:26-28

New International Version

²⁶the curtains of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar,^(A) the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard,^(B) the ropes and all the equipment^(C) used in the service of the tent. The Gershonites are to do all that needs to be done with these things. ²⁷All their service, whether carrying or doing other work, is to be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons.^(D) You shall assign to them as their responsibility^(E) all they are to carry. ²⁸This is the service of the Gershonite clans^(F) at the tent of meeting. Their duties are to be under the direction of Ithamar^(G) son of Aaron, the priest.