Numbers 3:23

The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.

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WEBBE

The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.

BSB

The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,

KJV

The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.

ASV

The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.

BBE

The tents of the Gershonites are to be placed at the back of the House, to the west.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 14–39

The Levites were in three classes, according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and these were subdivided into families. The posterity of Moses were not at all honoured or privileged, but stood upon the level with other Levites; thus it was plain, that Moses did not seek the advancement of his own family, or to secure any honours to it. The tribe of Levi was by much the least of all the tribes. God's chosen are but a little flock in comparison with the world.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.