Numbers 7:8

and four of the waggons, and eight of the oxen, gave he unto the sons of Merari,—according to the need of their laborious work, in the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

In Context

7two of the waggons and four of the oxen, gave he unto the sons of Gershon,—according to the need of their laborious work;

9but, unto the sons of Kohath, gave he none,—because as to the laborious work of the sanctuary which pertained unto them, upon their shoulders, were they to carry it.

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Cross References

Numbers 4:28This, shall be the labour of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting,—and, the charge of them, shall be in the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.

Numbers 4:33This, shall be the labour of the families of the sons of Merari, to the extent of all their labour in the tent of meeting,—in the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron, the priest.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 7:2-10

The Offerings of the Princes. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them; 2 That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered: 3 And they brought their offering before the Lord , six covered waggons, and twelve… Read the whole commentary →

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