Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 4:27
At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.
27. ye shall appoint ] The subject is apparently Moses and Aaron. LXX. (perhaps rightly) has a singular verb referring to Moses alone.
in charge ] Perhaps, with LXX. , read by name ( for ) as in Num 4:32.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
At the appointment of Aaron and his sons,…. As they shall order and direct:
shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites; everyone of them was to take their share, as Aaron and his sons should appoint them:
in all their burdens, and in all their service; what each of them should carry, and in what they should perform duty:
and ye shall appoint to them in charge all their burdens; charge them carefully to keep all that were committed to them to bear, that none be lost, not a pin nor a cord.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Their service was to be performed “ according to the mouth (i.e., according to the appointment) of Aaron and his sons, with regard to all their carrying (all that they were to carry), and all their doing.” – “ And ye (the priests) shall appoint to them for attendance (in charge) all their carrying,” i.e., all the things they were to carry. , to give into keeping. The combination of with and the accusative of the object is analogous to , to give into a persons’ hand, in Gen 27:17; and there is no satisfactory reason for any such emendations of the text as Knobel proposes.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
appointment. Hebrew “mouth”, put for what is said or bidden by it. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause). App-6,
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
appointment: Heb. mouth, The Levites were under the command of the priests. Eleazar exercised this authority in general, as next in succession to Aaron, and he in particular was placed over the Kohathites; while Ithamar, his younger brother, commanded the Gershonites and Merarites – Num 4:33. Luk 1:70, 1Co 11:2
Reciprocal: Num 3:16 – word Num 3:32 – General Num 4:24 – burdens Num 20:24 – word Num 26:62 – those that