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Numbers 7:5

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 7:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Take it of them, that they may be [used] in doing the service of the tent of meeting; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Take it of them, that they may be [used] in doing the service of the tent of meeting; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service.
Numbers 7:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2that the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers` houses, offered. These were the princes of the tribes, these are they that were over them that were numbered:
3and they brought their oblation before Jehovah, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they presented them before the tabernacle.
4And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
5Take it of them, that they may be [used] in doing the service of the tent of meeting; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service.
6And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.
7Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:
8and four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
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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
“Take [it] of them, etc.] The present of the wagons and oxen, by which it appears that this freewill offering of the princes was according to his mind and will, and what they were influenced and guided to by his Spirit, and was well pleasing in his sight, and acceptable to him: that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; be made use of, and employed in carrying the tabernacle, and the things of it, from place to place, when the Israelites journeyed: and thou shalt give them to the Levites; to ease them, whose business it was to bear and carry the several parts of the tabernacle, and the vessels of it: to every man according to his service; whether lighter or…”
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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
“According to his service - More or fewer, as the nature of their service and of the things to be carried required. Numbers 7:9”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Take it: Exo 25:1-11, Exo 35:4-10; Psa 16:2, Psa 16:3; Isa 42:1-7, Isa 49:1-8; Eph 4:11-13; Tit 3:8 give them: i.e. distribute them among the Levites as they need them; giving most to those who have the heaviest burdens to bear. Numbers 7:7”
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