Numbers 4:27
At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.
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Gill's Exposition
From thirty years old and upward,.... The Septuagint version here, and in Num 4:3, renders it, from twenty five years old and upward, agreeable to Num 8:24, at the which age the Levites went into the…
We have here the charge of the other two families of the Levites, which, though not so honourable as the first, yet was necessary, and was to be done regularly. 1. The Gershonites were charged with…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
ye shall appoint The subject is apparently Moses and Aaron. LXX. (perhaps rightly) has a singular verb referring to Moses alone.
in charge Perhaps, with LXX., read by name (בְּשֵׁמֹת for…