Numbers 3:23

And the sons of Gershon shall encamp westward behind the tabernacle.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

22The numbering of them according to the number of every male from a month old and upward, their numbering was seven thousand and five hundred.

24And the ruler of the household of the family of Gershon was Eliasaph the son of Lael.

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Cross References

Numbers 1:53But let the Levites encamp round about the tabernacle of witness fronting it, and so there shall be no sin among the children of Israel; and the Levites themselves shall keep the guard of the tabernacle of witness.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 3:15-40

14 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 15 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them. 16 And Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord , as he was commanded. 17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. 18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath by their families;… Read the whole commentary →

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