Numbers 7:9

but, 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.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.

In Context

8and 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;

10So then the princes offered for the dedication of the altar, on the day it was anointed,—yea the princes offered their oblation before the altar,

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Cross References

Numbers 4:4This, shall be the labour of the sons of Kohath, in the tent of meeting,—the most holy things,

2 Samuel 6:3So they carried the ark of God in a new waggon, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, who was in Gibeah,—and, Uzza and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were driving the new waggon.

2 Samuel 6:13And so it was that, when they who bare the ark of Yahweh had stepped forward six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a heifer.

1 Chronicles 15:13Because, at the first, ye, did not [bring it], Yahweh our God brake forth against us, because we sought him not in the appointed way.

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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