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They will carry the frames of the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the posts, and the bases;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And this is what they are charged to carry, as the whole of their service in the tent of meeting: the frames of the tabernacle, with its bars, pillars, and bases,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle with its crossbars, posts, and bases,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And this <i>is</i> 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And this <i>is</i> what they must carry as all their service for the tabernacle of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now this is the duty of their loads, for all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, and its bases,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now this is the duty of their loads, for all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle and its bars and its pillars and its sockets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now this is the duty of their loads, for all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle and its bars and its pillars and its sockets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now this is the responsibility of their loads, for all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle and its bars and its pillars and its bases,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />This is what they are assigned to carry [on the march], according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting: the boards [for the framework] of the tabernacle and its bars and its pillars and its sockets <i>or</i> bases,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what they are responsible to carry as the whole of their service at the tent of meeting: the supports of the tabernacle, with its crossbars, pillars, and bases,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what they are responsible to carry as the whole of their service at the tent of meeting: the supports of the tabernacle, with its crossbars, posts, and bases, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Merarites will be responsible for carrying the frames of the tent and its other pieces, including the bars, the posts, and the stands, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tent of meeting; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These are their duties as they work at the tent of meeting: They will carry the framework for the inner tent, the crossbars, posts, and sockets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They shall be responsible for carrying the frames, bars, posts, and bases of the Tent, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This is to be their area of responsibility to carry out with respect to their service at the Tent of Meeting: the board of the tent, its bars, its crossbars, its sockets, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle with its crossbars, posts, and bases,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />This is the duty of their burden, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting: the tabernacle's boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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 its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />This is the duty of their burden, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting: the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And this [is] the charge of their burden, of all their service in the Tent of Meeting: the boards of the Dwelling Place, and its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And this is the charge of their burden, of all their service in the tent of meeting; the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And this the watches from their lifting up, for all their service in the tent of appointment; the boards of the dwelling, and its bars and its pillars, and its bases,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />These are their burdens: They shall carry the boards of the tabernacle and the bars thereof, the pillars and their sockets, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />These are their burdens: They shall carry the panels of the tabernacle and its bars, the columns and their bases,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This is what they shall be responsible for carrying, with respect to all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle with its bars, columns and pedestals,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />This is what they are charged to carry, as the whole of their service in the tent of meeting: the frames of the tabernacle, with its bars, pillars, and bases,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And this is the charge of their burden, and of all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, its bars and its pillars and its sockets<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And this is the guard of their cargo and of all their service in the Time Tabernacle, the boards of the Tabernacle, its bars and its pillars and its sockets.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And these are the charges of the things borne by them according to all their works in the tabernacle of witness: they shall bear the chapiters of the tabernacle, and the bars, and its pillars, and its sockets, and the veil, and <i>there shall be</i> their sockets, and their pillars, and the curtain of the door of the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/4-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=1314" 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/4.htm">The Duties of the Merarites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting. <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: wə·zōṯ (Conj-w:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/4931.htm" title="4931: miš·me·reṯ (N-fsc) -- Fem. Of mishmar; watch, i.e. The act, or The sentry, the post; obj. Preservation, or Safe; fig. Observance, i.e. Duty or A usage or party.">is the duty</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">for all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5656.htm" title="5656: ‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Labor, service. Or mabowdah; from abad; work of any kind.">their service</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: bə·’ō·hel (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">at the Tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: mō·w·‘êḏ (N-ms) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">of Meeting:</a> <a href="/hebrew/4853.htm" title="4853: maś·śā·’ām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- From nasa'; a burden; specifically, tribute, or porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire.">to carry</a> <a href="/hebrew/7175.htm" title="7175: qar·šê (N-mpc) -- A slab, plank, a deck of a, ship. From an unused root meaning to split off; a slab or plank; by implication, a deck of a ship.">the frames</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: ham·miš·kān (Art:: N-ms) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">of the tabernacle</a> <a href="/hebrew/1280.htm" title="1280: ū·ḇə·rî·ḥāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A bar. From barach; a bolt.">with its crossbars,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5982.htm" title="5982: wə·‘am·mū·ḏāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A pillar, column. Or ammud; from amad; a column; also a stand, i.e. Platform.">posts,</a> <a href="/hebrew/134.htm" title="134: wa·’ă·ḏā·nāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A base, pedestal. From the same as 'adown; a basis.">and bases,</a> </span><span class="reftext">32</span>and the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and everything related to their use. You shall assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry.…<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/25-9.htm">Exodus 25:9</a></span><br />You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-40.htm">Exodus 25:40</a></span><br />See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1-37</a></span><br />“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them. / Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size. / Five of the curtains are to be joined together, and the other five joined as well. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/27-1.htm">Exodus 27:1-8</a></span><br />“You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. / Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze. / Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">Exodus 30:1-10</a></span><br />“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense. / It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece. / Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/31-7.htm">Exodus 31:7-11</a></span><br />the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent— / the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, / the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/35-10.htm">Exodus 35:10-19</a></span><br />Let every skilled craftsman among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded: / the tabernacle with its tent and covering, its clasps and frames, its crossbars, posts, and bases; / the ark with its poles and mercy seat, and the veil to shield it; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/36-1.htm">Exodus 36:1-38</a></span><br />“So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD, who has given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the sanctuary.” / Then Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person whom the LORD had gifted—everyone whose heart stirred him to come and do the work. / They received from Moses all the contributions that the Israelites had brought to carry out the service of constructing the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/37-1.htm">Exodus 37:1-29</a></span><br />Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. / He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. / And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/38-1.htm">Exodus 38:1-8</a></span><br />Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. / He made a horn at each of its four corners, so that the horns and altar were of one piece, and he overlaid the altar with bronze. / He made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/39-32.htm">Exodus 39:32-43</a></span><br />So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses. / Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, and its posts and bases; / the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather, and the veil of the covering; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-28.htm">1 Chronicles 9:28-32</a></span><br />Some of them were in charge of the articles used in worship, to count them whenever they were brought in or taken out. / Others were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices. / And some of the sons of the priests mixed the spices. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-26.htm">1 Chronicles 23:26-32</a></span><br />So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.” / For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted, / but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-13.htm">1 Chronicles 28:13-19</a></span><br />for the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of service in the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD: / the weight of all the gold articles for every kind of service; the weight of all the silver articles for every kind of service; / the weight of the gold lampstands and their lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; the weight of each silver lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-19.htm">2 Chronicles 4:19-22</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed; / the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold; ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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,</p><p class="hdg">the charge</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/3-36.htm">Numbers 3:36,37</a></b></br> And <i>under</i> the custody and charge of the sons of Merari <i>shall be</i> the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/7-8.htm">Numbers 7:8,9</a></b></br> And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest… </p><p class="hdg">the boards</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/26-15.htm">Exodus 26:15</a></b></br> And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle <i>of</i> shittim wood standing up.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/4-12.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/numbers/3-36.htm">Boards</a> <a href="/numbers/4-27.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/numbers/4-27.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/numbers/4-28.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-35.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/numbers/4-30.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/3-36.htm">Crossbars</a> <a href="/numbers/4-28.htm">Duty</a> <a href="/numbers/3-36.htm">Frames</a> <a href="/matthew/23-4.htm">Loads</a> <a href="/numbers/4-30.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-32.htm">Part</a> <a href="/numbers/4-30.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/numbers/3-36.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/numbers/3-37.htm">Posts</a> <a href="/numbers/4-30.htm">Service</a> <a href="/numbers/3-37.htm">Sockets</a> <a href="/numbers/4-30.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/numbers/3-36.htm">Tabernacle's</a> <a href="/numbers/4-30.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/numbers/4-26.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/genesis/46-5.htm">Transport</a> <a href="/numbers/3-7.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/numbers/4-30.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/3-5.htm">Bars</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-9.htm">Boards</a> <a href="/numbers/4-32.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/numbers/4-32.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/numbers/4-32.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/numbers/7-9.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/numbers/4-33.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-2.htm">Crossbars</a> <a href="/numbers/4-32.htm">Duty</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-4.htm">Frames</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Loads</a> <a href="/numbers/4-33.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/numbers/4-49.htm">Part</a> <a href="/numbers/7-5.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/numbers/4-32.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/numbers/4-32.htm">Posts</a> <a href="/numbers/4-32.htm">Service</a> <a href="/numbers/4-32.htm">Sockets</a> <a href="/numbers/4-33.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/numbers/3-36.htm">Tabernacle's</a> <a href="/numbers/4-32.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/numbers/5-7.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/numbers/4-47.htm">Transport</a> <a href="/numbers/4-33.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/numbers/4-33.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-1.htm">The age at which the Levites were to serve, and the duration of the service</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-4.htm">The duty of the Kohathites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-16.htm">The charge of Eleazar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-17.htm">The office of the priests</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-21.htm">The duty of the Gershonites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-29.htm">Of the Merarites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-34.htm">The number of the Kohathites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-38.htm">Of the Gershonites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/4-42.htm">And of the Merarites</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 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class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting:</b><br>The Tent of Meeting, also known as the Tabernacle, was the portable earthly dwelling place of God among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness. This phrase highlights the specific responsibilities assigned to the Levites, particularly the Kohathites, who were tasked with the care and transportation of the sacred objects. The Tent of Meeting was central to Israelite worship and served as a precursor to the Temple in Jerusalem. It symbolized God's presence among His people and was a place where Moses would meet with God (<a href="/exodus/33-7.htm">Exodus 33:7-11</a>). The duties were divinely ordained, emphasizing the importance of order and reverence in worship.<p><b>to carry the frames of the tabernacle:</b><br>The frames of the tabernacle were the structural components that formed the skeleton of the Tent of Meeting. These frames were made of acacia wood and overlaid with gold, signifying both the durability and the sacredness of the structure (<a href="/exodus/26-15.htm">Exodus 26:15-30</a>). The act of carrying these frames was a significant responsibility, as it ensured the stability and integrity of the tabernacle during the Israelites' travels. This duty underscores the theme of stewardship and the importance of maintaining the sanctity of God's dwelling place.<p><b>with its crossbars, posts, and bases:</b><br>The crossbars, posts, and bases were essential elements that provided support and stability to the tabernacle. The crossbars held the frames together, while the posts and bases anchored the structure to the ground. Each component was crafted with precision and care, reflecting the detailed instructions given by God to Moses (<a href="/exodus/26-26.htm">Exodus 26:26-30</a>). The meticulous design and construction of the tabernacle foreshadow the precision and intentionality of God's plan for salvation through Jesus Christ, who is often seen as the ultimate fulfillment of the tabernacle's symbolism (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>, <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11</a>). The carrying of these elements by the Levites highlights the cooperative effort required to uphold the sacred space where God would meet with His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_kohathites.htm">The Kohathites</a></b><br>A Levitical family responsible for carrying the most sacred objects of the Tabernacle during Israel's wilderness journey.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tent_of_meeting.htm">The Tent of Meeting</a></b><br>Also known as the Tabernacle, it was the portable earthly dwelling place of God among the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the law from God and directed the organization of the Tabernacle.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the first high priest, who played a key role in the religious life of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle's_structure.htm">The Tabernacle's Structure</a></b><br>Includes frames, crossbars, posts, and bases, which were essential for the assembly and stability of the Tabernacle.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_order_and_structure.htm">The Importance of Order and Structure</a></b><br>God is a God of order, and the detailed instructions for the Tabernacle's construction and transport reflect His nature. This teaches us the value of order and structure in our spiritual lives and church practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_service_in_worship.htm">The Role of Service in Worship</a></b><br>The Kohathites' duty to carry the Tabernacle's components underscores the importance of service in worship. Every believer has a role to play in the body of Christ, contributing to the collective worship and mission of the church.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_assigned_tasks.htm">Faithfulness in Assigned Tasks</a></b><br>The Kohathites were entrusted with specific responsibilities. Similarly, we are called to be faithful in the tasks God assigns us, no matter how mundane they may seem, as they contribute to the greater purpose of His kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sacredness_of_god's_dwelling.htm">The Sacredness of God's Dwelling</a></b><br>The meticulous care in handling the Tabernacle's parts reminds us of the sacredness of God's presence. We should approach our relationship with God and our participation in church life with reverence and respect.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_levites_start_at_25_or_30.htm">Why does Numbers 8:24-25 state Levites begin serving at age 25, while Numbers 4:3 says they start at age 30?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_the_merarites'_age_range_for_duties.htm">Numbers 4:29-30 - Why does God prescribe a seemingly arbitrary age range for the Merarites' duties, and does this contradict other biblical texts about priestly service?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_gershonites_handle_tent_weights.htm">Numbers 4:24-26 - How feasible is it that the Gershonites could manage the massive weights of curtains and tents in a desert setting?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_plausible_only_men_30-50_served.htm">Numbers 4:3 - How historically plausible is the requirement that only men aged 30 to 50 perform such physically demanding tasks for the Tabernacle?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) <span class= "bld">The boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof . . . --</span>The duty of the Merarites was to carry the heavier and more cumbersome parts of the Tabernacle and the court; and it is probably on this account that, in their case, the specific duties of each were assigned to them by name (<a href="/numbers/4-32.htm" title="And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name you shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.">Numbers 4:32</a>). The description of the several portions of the Tabernacle and Court here enumerated is found in Exodus 26, 36.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 31.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">This is</span> <span class="cmt_word">the charge of their burden,</span> viz., all the solid parts of the fabric of the tabernacle and its court; by far the heaviest burden, and so allotted to the largest number. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/4-31.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">This</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזֹאת֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the duty</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(miš·me·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4931.htm">Strong's 4931: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guard, watch, charge, function</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for all</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their service</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲבֹדָתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5656.htm">Strong's 5656: </a> </span><span class="str2">Work of any kind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the Tent</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֹ֣הֶל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ō·hel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Meeting:</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹעֵ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·‘êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> </span><span class="str2">Appointed time, place, or meeting</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to carry</span><br /><span class="heb">מַשָּׂאָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(maś·śā·’ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4853.htm">Strong's 4853: </a> </span><span class="str2">A burden, tribute, porterage, an utterance, chiefly a, doom, singing, mental, desire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the frames</span><br /><span class="heb">קַרְשֵׁי֙</span> <span class="translit">(qar·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7175.htm">Strong's 7175: </a> </span><span class="str2">A slab, plank, a deck of a, ship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the tabernacle</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן</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">with its crossbars,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְרִיחָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·rî·ḥāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1280.htm">Strong's 1280: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bolt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">posts,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַמּוּדָ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘am·mū·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5982.htm">Strong's 5982: </a> </span><span class="str2">A column, a stand, platform</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bases,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲדָנָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·ḏā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_134.htm">Strong's 134: </a> </span><span class="str2">A base, pedestal</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/4-31.htm">Numbers 4:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/4-31.htm">Numbers 4:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/4-31.htm">Numbers 4:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/4-31.htm">Numbers 4:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/4-31.htm">Numbers 4:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/4-31.htm">Numbers 4:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/4-31.htm">Numbers 4:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/4-31.htm">Numbers 4:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/4-31.htm">Numbers 4:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/4-31.htm">Numbers 4:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/4-31.htm">OT Law: Numbers 4:31 This is the duty of their burden (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/4-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 4:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 4:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/4-32.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 4:32"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 4:32" /></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>