7 9<\/strong>. The transport duties of each of the Levitical families are laid down in ch. 4.<\/p>\n To the Gershonites, who had to transport the hangings and coverings of the tabernacle, two wagons are assigned: to the Merarites, who had the charge of the solid parts of the tabernacle, four wagons. The furniture and vessels the Kohathites were to carry on their own shoulders. Compare Num 3:25-26<\/span>, Num 3:31<\/span>, Num 3:36-37<\/span>.<\/P> <\/p>\n Verse 7<\/span>. Two wagons – unto the sons of Gershon<\/B><\/I>] The Gershonites carried only the curtains, coverings<\/I>, and hangings<\/I>, Nu 4:25<\/span>. And although this was a cumbersome<\/I> carriage, and they needed the wagons, yet it was not a heavy one.<\/P> <\/p>\n Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon<\/strong>,…. The eldest son of Levi:<\/p>\n according to their service<\/strong>; which was to bear and take care of the curtains, coverings, hangings and rails of the tabernacle; and which, when carrying from place to place, it was proper they should be covered from being exposed to rain and dust; and being so many as they were, must be heavy, burdensome, and cumbersome, and therefore two wagons, with two yoke of oxen, were given them, to ease them.<\/p>\n He gave two waggons and four oxen to the Gershonites, and four waggons and eight oxen to the Merarites, as the former had less weight to carry, in the coverings and curtains of the dwelling and the hangings of the court, than the latter, who had to take charge of the beams and pillars ( Num 4:24<\/span>., Num 4:31<\/span>.). “ Under the hand of Ithamar<\/em> ” (Num 7:8<\/span>); as in Num 4:28<\/span>, Num 4:33<\/span>. The Kohathites received no waggon, because it was their place to attend to “the sanctuary” (the holy), i.e., the holy things, which had to be conveyed upon their shoulders, and were provided with poles for the purpose ( Num 4:4<\/span>.).<\/p>\n 7<\/strong>. <\/strong> The sons of Gershon<\/strong>, having the smallest number competent to serve, and having only the curtains, coverings, and hangings, received only two wagons and four oxen. See census of competent Levites, Num 4:34-49<\/span>, notes.<\/p>\n Num 7:7<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>Two waggons and four oxenunto the sons of Gershon<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> By referring to chap. Num 4:5<\/span> and the following verses, it will appear, that to those of the Levites who had the heaviest burdens to carry, the most carriages were allowed; while the Kohathites (Num 7:9<\/span>.) were allowed none, as they, for the greater dignity, were to bear the ark upon their shoulders. <\/p>\n Two wagons: Num 3:25, Num 3:26, Num 4:24-28 <\/p>\n sons of Gershon: The Gershonites being fewest in number of able men, had the less burdensome things to carry; for they carried only the curtains, coverings, and hangings – Num 4:25, Num 4:40. And although this was a cumbersome carriage, and they needed waggons, yet it was not a heavy one, and they needed few.<\/p>\n 7:7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, {c} according to their service:<\/p>\n (c) For their use to carry with.<\/p>\n Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service: 7 9. The transport duties of each of the Levitical families are laid down in ch. 4. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges To the Gershonites, who had to transport the hangings and coverings of the tabernacle, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 7:7”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3866\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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