- sons of Gershon:
- The Gershonites being fewest in number of able men, had the less burdensome things to carry; for they carried only the curtains, coverings, and hangings ("And they shall bearª°¹ the curtainsª of the tabernacle,ª and the tabernacleª of the congregation,ª his covering,ª and the coveringª of the badgers'² skins¹ that¹ [is] aboveª¹ upon¹ it, and the hangingª for the doorª of the tabernacleª of the congregation,ª" {Num 4:25} + "Even those that were numberedª° of them, throughout their families,ª by the houseª of their fathers,ª were¹ two thousandª and sixª hundredª and thirty.ª" {Num 4:40}). And although this was a cumbersome carriage, and they needed waggons, yet it was not a heavy one, and they needed few.
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