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Num. 10:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the tabernacle
mishkan (Hebrew #4908)
a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)
KJV usage: dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.
Pronounce: mish-kawn'
Origin: from 7931
was takenm down
yarad (Hebrew #3381)
a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications): --X abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, X indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
Pronounce: yaw-rad'
; and the sons
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Gershon
Gershown (Hebrew #1648)
from 1644; a refugee; Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite
KJV usage: Gershon, Gershom.
Pronounce: gay-resh-one'
Origin: or Gershowm {gay-resh-ome'}
and the sons
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Merari
Mrariy (Hebrew #4847)
bitter; Merari, an Israelite
KJV usage: Merari. See also 4848.
Pronounce: mer-aw-ree'
Origin: from 4843
set forward
naca` (Hebrew #5265)
properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on a journey
KJV usage: cause to blow, bring, get, (make to) go (away, forth, forward, onward, out), (take) journey, march, remove, set aside (forward), X still, be on his (go their) way.
Pronounce: naw-sah'
Origin: a primitive root
, bearing
nasa' (Hebrew #5375)
a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
KJV usage: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.
Pronounce: naw-saw'
Origin: or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7)) {naw-saw'}
n the tabernacle
mishkan (Hebrew #4908)
a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)
KJV usage: dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.
Pronounce: mish-kawn'
Origin: from 7931
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Num. 1:51• 51{i}And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle encampeth, the Levites shall set it up; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.{/i} (Num. 1:51)
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Num. 4:24• 24{i}This shall be the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving, and in carrying:{/i} (Num. 4:24)
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Num. 7:6‑8• 6{i}And Moses took the waggons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites.{/i}
 7{i}Two waggons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service;{/i}
 8{i}and four waggons 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.{/i} (Num. 7:6‑8)

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Gershon; Gershonites,
Merari; Merarites,
Son,
The Tabernacle

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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the tabernacle.
Num. 1:51• 51{i}And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle encampeth, the Levites shall set it up; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.{/i} (Num. 1:51)
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Heb. 9:11• 11But Christ having come high priest of the good things to come by the better and more perfect tabernacle, not handmade (that is, not of this creation), (Heb. 9:11)
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Heb. 12:28• 28Wherefore let us, receiving a kingdom not to be shaken, have grace by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and fear. (Heb. 12:28)
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2 Peter 1:14• 14knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle is speedy, according as our Lord Jesus Christ manifested to me, (2 Peter 1:14)
the sons.
Num. 3:25‑26,36‑37• 25And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle (the outward frame) and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
 26and the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.
 36{i}And the charge of the sons of Merari consisted in the oversight of{/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,
 37{i}and the pillars of the court round about, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords.{/i} (Num. 3:25‑26,36‑37)
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Num. 4:24‑33• 24{i}This shall be the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving, and in carrying:{/i}
 25{i}they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of badgers' skin that is above upon it, and the curtain of the entrance to the tent of meeting,{/i}
 26{i}and the hangings of the court, and the curtain of the entrance, of the gate of the court, which surroundeth the tabernacle and the altar, and the cords thereof, and all the instruments of their service; and all that is to be done for these things shall they perform.{/i}
 27{i}At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their carrying, and in all their service; and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their carrying.{/i}
 28{i}This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting, and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.{/i}
 29{i}The sons of Merari: after their families, according to their fathers' houses shalt thou number them;{/i}
 30{i}from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the labour, to perform the service of the tent of meeting.{/i}
 31{i}And this shall be 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 bases thereof,{/i}
 32{i}and the pillars of the court round about, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords, all their instruments, according to all their service; and by name ye shall number to them the materials which are their charge to carry.{/i}
 33{i}This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service in the tent of meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.{/i} (Num. 4:24‑33)
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Num. 7:6‑8• 6{i}And Moses took the waggons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites.{/i}
 7{i}Two waggons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service;{/i}
 8{i}and four waggons 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.{/i} (Num. 7:6‑8)
• the tabernacle, with its curtains, went after the first three tribes, that it might be set up to receive the ark, which followed the second division. Still this was merely a detail in the arrangements, to have all ready when the ark arrived. (“Numbers 10” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward bearing the tabernacle.

W. Kelly Translation

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And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward bearing the tabernacle.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)