Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The Merarites were appointed to take care of the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts, bases, all its equipment, and everything related to their use, New Living Translation These two clans were responsible for the care of the frames supporting the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the pillars, the bases, and all the equipment related to their use. English Standard Version And the appointed guard duty of the sons of Merari involved the frames of the tabernacle, the bars, the pillars, the bases, and all their accessories; all the service connected with these; Berean Standard Bible The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames, crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment—all the service for these items, King James Bible And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be 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, New King James Version And the appointed duty of the children of Merari included the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, its utensils, all the work relating to them, New American Standard Bible Now the appointment of duties of the sons of Merari included the framework of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its bases, all its equipment, and all the service concerning them, NASB 1995 Now the appointed duties of the sons of Merari involved the frames of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all its equipment, and the service concerning them, NASB 1977 Now the appointed duties of the sons of Merari involved the frames of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all its equipment, and the service concerning them, Legacy Standard Bible Now the appointed responsibility of the sons of Merari involved the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its bases, all its equipment, and the service concerning them, Amplified Bible Now the appointed responsibilities of the sons of Merari involved the frames of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets or bases, and all the equipment, and all the service concerning them, Christian Standard Bible The assigned duties of Merari’s descendants involved the tabernacle’s supports, crossbars, pillars, bases, all its equipment, and all the work related to these, Holman Christian Standard Bible The assigned duties of Merari’s descendants involved the tabernacle’s supports, crossbars, posts, bases, all its equipment, and all the work related to these, American Standard Version And the appointed charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the instruments thereof, and all the service thereof, English Revised Version And the appointed charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the instruments thereof, and all the service thereof; GOD'S WORD® Translation It was the duty of the Merarites to be in charge of the framework of the inner tent, the crossbars, posts, sockets, and all the equipment. They took care of all these things. Good News Translation They were assigned responsibility for the frames for the Tent, its bars, posts, bases, and all its fittings. They were responsible for all the service connected with these items. International Standard Version The duties of the caretakers from the descendants of Merari included the boards of the tent, its bars, crossbars, sockets, all its utensils for their services, Majority Standard Bible The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle?s frames, crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment?all the service for these items, NET Bible The appointed responsibilities of the Merarites included the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, its posts, its sockets, its utensils, plus all the service connected with these things, New Heart English Bible The appointed duty of the sons of Merari shall be the tabernacle's boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all its instruments, all its service, Webster's Bible Translation And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets, and all its vessels, and all that serveth to it. World English Bible The appointed duty of the sons of Merari shall be the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all its instruments, all its service, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the oversight [and] charge of the sons of Merari [are] the boards of the Dwelling Place, and its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets, and all its vessels, and all its service, Young's Literal Translation And the oversight -- the charge of the sons of Merari -- is the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets, and all its vessels, and all its service, Smith's Literal Translation And the review of the watches of the sons of Merari, the boards of the dwelling, and its bars, and its pillars, and its bases, and all its vessels, and all its works, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleUnder their custody shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars, and the pillars and their sockets, and all things that pertain to this kind of service: Catholic Public Domain Version Under their care shall be the panels of the tabernacle, and the bars, and the columns with their bases, and all the things which pertain to service of this kind, New American Bible The Merarites were assigned responsibility for the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, columns, pedestals, and all its fittings—and everything pertaining to their maintenance, New Revised Standard Version The responsibility assigned to the sons of Merari was to be the frames of the tabernacle, the bars, the pillars, the bases, and all their accessories—all the service pertaining to these; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle and its bars and its pillars and its sockets and all the vessels thereof and all that pertains to it Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And authority of the keeping of the sons of Merari: the boards of the Tabernacle and its bars and its posts and its sockets and all its implements and all its service. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917the appointed charge of the sons of Merari being the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the instruments thereof, and all that pertaineth to the service thereof; Brenton Septuagint Translation The oversight of the charge of the sons of Merari included the chapiters of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets, and all their furniture, and their works, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Merarites…35The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle. 36The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames, crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment— all the service for these items, 37as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.… Cross References Exodus 25:9 You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you. Exodus 26:1-37 “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. ... Exodus 40:18 When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts. 1 Chronicles 9:19 Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD. 1 Chronicles 23:26 So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.” 1 Chronicles 23:32 So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD. 1 Chronicles 24:1-19 These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. / But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. / With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service. ... 2 Chronicles 31:2 Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling. Ezra 3:8 In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD. Nehemiah 12:44 And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving. Psalm 84:10 For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. Matthew 23:16-22 Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ / You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred? / And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’ ... Mark 11:15-17 When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” Luke 1:8-9 One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, / he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. John 2:14-16 In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. / So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. / To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!” Treasury of Scripture And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be 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 serves thereto, under the custody and charge. Numbers 4:29-33 Numbers 7:8 Exodus 26:15-29,32,37 Jump to Previous Accessories Appointed Bars Boards Care Charge Consisted Crossbars Custody Duties Duty Equipment Frames Furniture Instruments Involved Merari Merar'i Merarites Oversight Pertaineth Pertaining Pillars Posts Related Rods Serveth Service Sockets Tabernacle Tabernacle's Tent Thereof Thereto Use VesselsJump to Next Accessories Appointed Bars Boards Care Charge Consisted Crossbars Custody Duties Duty Equipment Frames Furniture Instruments Involved Merari Merar'i Merarites Oversight Pertaineth Pertaining Pillars Posts Related Rods Serveth Service Sockets Tabernacle Tabernacle's Tent Thereof Thereto Use VesselsNumbers 3 1. The sons of Aaron5. The Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn 14. Are numbered by their families 21. The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites 27. Of the Kohathites 33. Of the Merarites 38. The place and charge of Moses and Aaron 40. The firstborn are freed by the Levites 44. The balances are refunded The duties assigned The Hebrew word for "duties" is "mishmeret," which implies a charge or responsibility. In the context of the Levites, this term underscores the sacred trust and stewardship given to them. The Levites were not merely laborers; they were custodians of holy things, emphasizing the importance of their role in maintaining the sanctity and functionality of the tabernacle. to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames crossbars posts bases and all its equipment all the work related to these Hebrew The dutiesמִשְׁמֶרֶת֮ (miš·me·reṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function assigned וּפְקֻדַּ֣ת (ū·p̄ə·qud·daṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6486: Oversight, mustering, visitation, store to the sons בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Merari מְרָרִי֒ (mə·rā·rî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4847: Merari -- a son of Levi were the tabernacle’s הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן (ham·miš·kān) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4908: A residence, the Tabernacle frames, קַרְשֵׁי֙ (qar·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7175: A slab, plank, a deck of a, ship crossbars, וּבְרִיחָ֖יו (ū·ḇə·rî·ḥāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1280: A bolt posts, וְעַמֻּדָ֣יו (wə·‘am·mu·ḏāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5982: A column, a stand, platform bases, וַאֲדָנָ֑יו (wa·’ă·ḏā·nāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 134: A base, pedestal all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every its equipment, כֵּלָ֔יו (kê·lāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus and all וְכֹ֖ל (wə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the service of these [items], עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃ (‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5656: Work of any kind Links Numbers 3:36 NIVNumbers 3:36 NLT Numbers 3:36 ESV Numbers 3:36 NASB Numbers 3:36 KJV Numbers 3:36 BibleApps.com Numbers 3:36 Biblia Paralela Numbers 3:36 Chinese Bible Numbers 3:36 French Bible Numbers 3:36 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 3:36 The appointed duty of the sons (Nu Num.) |