Bible verse
The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,
Numbers 3:23 · BSB
The verses around it, from Numbers 3.
19 The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20 And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
21 From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.
22 The number of all the males a month old or more was 7,500.
23 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,
24 and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
25 The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
26 the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.
27 From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.
KJV
The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
ASV
The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
ERV
The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
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