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and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, moved out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The tabernacle was then taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The tabernacle was then taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting the tabernacle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bare the tabernacle, set forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The sacred tent had been taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites carried it, marching behind the Judah camp. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bare the tabernacle, set forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the tent [of meeting] was taken down, and the Gershonites and Merarites, who carried it, broke camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the Tent would be taken down, and the clans of Gershon and Merari, who carried it, would start out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The tent was taken down, and the descendants of Gershon and Merari carried the tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the tabernacle was dismantled, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bore the tabernacle, went forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari moved forward, bearing the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bore the tabernacle, went forward. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Dwelling Place has been taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari have journeyed, carrying the Dwelling Place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the tabernacle hath been taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari have journeyed, bearing the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the dwelling was taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari removed, lifting up the dwelling.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the tabernacle was taken down, and the sons of Gerson and Merari set forward, bearing it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the tabernacle was taken down, because the sons of Gershon and Merari, who carry it, were departing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then, after the tabernacle was dismantled, the Gershonites and Merarites who carried the tabernacle set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites, who carried the tabernacle, set out.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, carrying the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they took down the Tabernacle and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, the bearers of the Tabernacle, picked up.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bore the tabernacle, set forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they shall take down the tabernacle, and the sons of Gedson shall set forward, and the sons of Merari, who bear the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/10-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=3367" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/10.htm">From Sinai to Paran</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: ham·miš·kān (Art:: N-ms) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">Then the tabernacle</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: wə·hū·raḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hofal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">was taken down,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and the Gershonites</a> <a href="/hebrew/1648.htm" title="1648: ḡê·rə·šō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Levi. Or Gershowm; from garash; a refugee; Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇə·nê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and the Merarites</a> <a href="/hebrew/4847.htm" title="4847: mə·rā·rî (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Levi. From marar; bitter; Merari, an Israelite."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5265.htm" title="5265: wə·nā·sə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To pull out or up, set out, journey. A primitive root; properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. Start on a journey.">set out,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nō·śə·’ê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">transporting</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: ham·miš·kān (Art:: N-ms) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">it.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-36.htm">Exodus 40:36-38</a></span><br />Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey. / If the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was taken up. / For the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel through all their journeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/2-16.htm">Numbers 2:16-17</a></span><br />The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second. / In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/9-17.htm">Numbers 9:17-23</a></span><br />Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the Israelites would camp. / At the LORD’s command the Israelites set out, and at the LORD’s command they camped. As long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle, they remained encamped. / Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the Israelites kept the LORD’s charge and did not set out. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/1-51.htm">Numbers 1:51-53</a></span><br />Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death. / The Israelites are to camp by their divisions, each man in his own camp and under his own standard. / But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the congregation of Israel. So the Levites are responsible for the tabernacle of the Testimony.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/3-25.htm">Numbers 3:25-26</a></span><br />The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, / the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/4-4.htm">Numbers 4:4-15</a></span><br />This service of the Kohathites at the Tent of Meeting regards the most holy things. / Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it. / They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-33.htm">Deuteronomy 1:33</a></span><br />who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/3-3.htm">Joshua 3:3-4</a></span><br />and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it. / But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/4-4.htm">1 Samuel 4:4</a></span><br />So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-2.htm">2 Samuel 6:2-3</a></span><br />And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it. / They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-2.htm">1 Chronicles 15:2</a></span><br />Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7</a></span><br />O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-8.htm">Psalm 132:8</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-12.htm">Isaiah 52:12</a></span><br />For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-44.htm">Acts 7:44</a></span><br />Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.</p><p class="hdg">the tabernacle</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/1-51.htm">Numbers 1:51</a></b></br> And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11</a></b></br> But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/12-28.htm">Hebrews 12:28</a></b></br> Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:</p><p class="hdg">the sons</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/3-25.htm">Numbers 3:25,26,36,37</a></b></br> And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation <i>shall be</i> the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/4-24.htm">Numbers 4:24-33</a></b></br> This <i>is</i> the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/7-6.htm">Numbers 7:6-8</a></b></br> And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/7-9.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/numbers/4-47.htm">Bearing</a> <a href="/numbers/7-9.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/numbers/7-9.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/numbers/4-49.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/numbers/9-22.htm">House</a> <a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/numbers/4-32.htm">Responsible</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/numbers/10-21.htm">Bearing</a> <a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/numbers/10-21.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/numbers/10-21.htm">House</a> <a href="/numbers/10-18.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/numbers/11-16.htm">Responsible</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/10-1.htm">The use of the silver trumpets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/10-11.htm">The Israelites move from Sinai to Paran</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/10-14.htm">The order of their march</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/10-29.htm">Hobab is entreated by Moses not to leave them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/10-33.htm">The blessing of Moses at the removing and resting of the ark</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/numbers/10.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Then the tabernacle was taken down</b><br />The "tabernacle" in Hebrew is "מִשְׁכָּן" (mishkan), meaning "dwelling place." It was the portable earthly dwelling place of God among the Israelites. The act of taking it down signifies a transition, a readiness to move as God directs. This reflects the transient nature of life and the need for obedience and readiness to follow God's leading. Historically, the tabernacle was central to Israelite worship and community, symbolizing God's presence and covenant with His people.<p><b>and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out</b><br />The "Gershonites" and "Merarites" were two of the Levitical families tasked with specific duties related to the tabernacle. The Gershonites, descendants of Gershon, were responsible for the care of the tabernacle's curtains, coverings, and hangings. The Merarites, descendants of Merari, handled the frames, bars, pillars, and bases. This division of labor highlights the importance of community and the body of Christ, where each member has a unique role. It also underscores the order and organization within God's plans, as each family had a specific, God-ordained responsibility.<p><b>transporting the tabernacle</b><br />The act of "transporting" the tabernacle was not merely a physical task but a spiritual duty. It involved careful attention to detail and reverence for the sacred. The Hebrew root for "transporting" is "נָשָׂא" (nasa), meaning to lift, carry, or bear. This reflects the honor and burden of carrying God's presence. In a broader spiritual sense, it reminds believers of the call to carry the presence of God within them, to be bearers of His light and truth in the world. The historical context of this journey through the wilderness serves as a metaphor for the Christian journey, where believers are called to move forward in faith, trusting in God's guidance and provision.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">And the tabernacle was taken down . . . --</span>The order of precedence as regards the twelve tribes which were encamped on the four sides of the Tabernacle is clearly laid down in Numbers 2, where it is ordered that the camp of the Lervites should set forward "in the midst of the camps" (<a href="/numbers/10-17.htm" title="And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.">Numbers 10:17</a>). The precise position which the three bodies of Levites were to occupy in the marches is defined in this chapter. The Gershonites, who had the charge of the curtains and hangings of the Tabernacle and the court (<a href="/context/numbers/4-25.htm" title="And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above on it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,">Numbers 4:25-26</a>), with their two wagons, and the Merarites, who had the charge of the heavier and more bulky materials (<a href="/context/numbers/4-31.htm" title="And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,">Numbers 4:31-32</a>), with their four wagons, were to set forward after the first or eastern camp, which was composed of the tribes of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulon, in order that they might have time to erect the Tabernacle before the arrival of the Kohathites, "bearing the sanctuary" (or sacred things). Next in order after the Gershonites and Merarites followed the southern camp, consisting of the three tribes of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad. Then followed the Kohathites in the centre of the procession, "bearing the sanctuary." After them marched the three tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin, who formed the western camp, and as the rereward, the three tribes of Dan, Asher, and Naphtali, which formed the northern camp. This arrangement serves to throw light upon <a href="/psalms/80-2.htm" title="Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up your strength, and come and save us.">Psalm 80:2</a> : "Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the tabernacle was taken down.</span> That is, the fabric of it; the boards, curtains, and other heavy portions which were packed upon the six wagons provided for the purpose (<a href="/numbers/7-5.htm">Numbers 7:5-9</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And</span> <span class="cmt_word">the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward.</span> Between the first and second divisions of the host. In chapter 2 it had been directed in general terms that "the tabernacle" should set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the host, between the second and third divisions. At that time the duties of the several Levitical families had not been specified, and the orders for the taking down and transport of the tabernacle and its furniture had not been given in detail. It would be historically an error, and theologically a superstition, to imagine that Divine commands such as these had no elasticity, and left no room for adaptation, under the teaching of experience, or for the sake of obvious convenience. Whether the present modification was directly commanded by God himself, or whether it was made on the authority of Moses, does not here appear. There can be no question that subsequent theocratic rulers of Israel claimed and used a large liberty in modifying the Divinely-originated ritual and order. Compare the case of the passover, the arrangements of Solomon's temple as corresponding with those of the tabernacle, and even the use of the silver trumpets. The Septuagint has the future tense here, <span class="greek">καθελοῦσι τὴν σκηνήν κ.τ.λ.</span> as if to mark it as a fresh command. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/10-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the tabernacle</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miš·kān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A residence, the Tabernacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was taken down,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהוּרַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hū·raḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the Gershonites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the Merarites</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">set out,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָסְע֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·sə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5265.htm">Strong's 5265: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey</span><br /><br /><span class="word">transporting</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹשְׂאֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(nō·śə·’ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[it].</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miš·kān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A residence, the Tabernacle</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/10-17.htm">Numbers 10:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/10-17.htm">Numbers 10:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/10-17.htm">Numbers 10:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/10-17.htm">Numbers 10:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/10-17.htm">Numbers 10:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/10-17.htm">Numbers 10:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/10-17.htm">Numbers 10:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/10-17.htm">Numbers 10:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/10-17.htm">Numbers 10:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/10-17.htm">Numbers 10:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/10-17.htm">OT Law: Numbers 10:17 The tabernacle was taken down (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/10-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 10:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 10:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/10-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 10:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 10:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>