Numbers 7:9
“But vnto the sonnes of Kohath he gaue none: because the seruice of the Sanctuary belonging vnto them, was that they should beare vpon their shoulders.”
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Numbers 7:9 Context
7Two wagons and foure oxen he gaue vnto the sonnes of Gershon, according to their seruice. 8And foure wagons and eight oxen he gaue vnto the sonnes of Merari, according vnto their seruice, vnder the hand of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the Priest. 9But vnto the sonnes of Kohath he gaue none: because the seruice of the Sanctuary belonging vnto them, was that they should beare vpon their shoulders. 10¶ And the Princes offered for dedicating of the Altar, in the day that it was anointed, euen the Princes offered their offering before the Altar. 11And the Lord said vnto Moses, They shall offer their offering eche Prince on his day, for the dedicating of the Altar.
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Other Translations for Numbers 7:9
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them [was that] they should bear upon their shoulders.
- King James Version
But he did not give {any} to the sons of Kohath because theirs {was} the service of the holy {objects, which} they carried on the shoulder.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto them; they bare it upon their shoulders.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But to the sons of Kohath he gave nothing; because they had the care of the holy place, taking it about on their backs.
- Basic English Bible
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, for the service of the sanctuary was upon them: they bore [what they carried] upon the shoulder.
- Darby Bible
But to the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging to them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.
- Webster's Bible
But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.
- World English Bible
and to the sons of Kohath he hath not given, for the service of the sanctuary [is] on them: on the shoulder they bear.
- Youngs Literal Bible
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the holy things belonged unto them: they bore them upon their shoulders.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Numbers 7:9
7:9 Upon their shoulders - Because of the greater worth and holiness of the things which they carried.