Numbers 10:17

What does Numbers 10:17 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 10:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bare the tabernacle, set forward.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bare the tabernacle, set forward.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then the House was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were responsible for moving the House, went forward.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And the tabernacle hath been taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari have journeyed, bearing the tabernacle.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the tabernacle was taken down, and the sons of Gerson and Merari set forward, bearing it.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward bearing the tabernacle.

Context

v.16And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.

v.17This passage

v.18And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Numbers 4:21

    And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Numbers 7:6

    And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.

  • 2 Peter 1:14

    knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ signified unto me.

  • Hebrews 12:28

    Wherefore, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace, whereby we may offer service well-pleasing to God with reverence and awe:

  • Numbers 1:51

    And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

  • Numbers 3:25

    And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting shall be the tabernacle, and the Tent, the covering thereof, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,

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