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Numbers 10:21

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 10:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and [the others] did set up the tabernacle against their coming.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and [the others] did set up the tabernacle against their coming.
Numbers 10:21 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
19And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
20And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
21And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and [the others] did set up the tabernacle against their coming.
22And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
23And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
24And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the Kohathites set forward, etc.] After the standard of the camps of Reuben, and between that and the standard of the camp of Ephraim, to, which there is an allusion in (<198002>Psalm 80:2); bearing the sanctuary, or the holy things, as Jarchi; the ark, as Aben Ezra; though not that only, which indeed might be eminently called so, it standing in the most holy place, over which were the mercy seat and cherubim, the residence of the divine Majesty; but all the holy things in the holy place, the candlestick, shewbread table, and the two altars, the altar of incense in the holy place, and the altar of burnt offerings in the court these they bore on their shoulders, and had no wagons allowed…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The others - The Gershonites, and Merarites, who therefore marched after the first camp, a good distance from, and before the Kohathites, that they might prepare the tabernacle for the reception of its utensils, which the Kohathites brought some time after them. Numbers 10:29”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the Kohathites: Num 2:17, Num 3:27-32, Num 4:4-16, Num 7:9; Ch1 15:2, Ch1 15:12-15 the other did: that is, the Gershonites and the Merarites, Num 10:17, Num 1:51 Numbers 10:22”
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