As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;
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Gill's Exposition
And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets,
and their pins, and their cords,.... These belonged to the court of the tabernacle; the pillars were what the hangings were hung upon,…
The Gershonites and Merarites are superintended by Ithamar, Aaron’s younger son, who had already had the oversight of the tabernacle in its construction Exo 38:21. Thus, readily do the permanent…
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…
The Merarites and their duties.
They carry (in wagons Num 7:8) the wooden framework of the Dwelling, and everything else of wood bars, pillars and pins (or rather pegs) the silver bases (R.V.…