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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.
Numbers 7:9 · King James Version

In other versions

  • But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto them; they bare it upon their shoulders.

    ASV

  • But to the sons of Kohath he gave nothing; because they had the care of the holy place, taking it about on their backs.

    BBE

  • 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.

    DBY

  • But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.

    WEB

  • and to the sons of Kohath he hath not given, for the service of the sanctuary `is' on them: on the shoulder they bear.

    YLT

  • 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.

    ENG

  • 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.

    WBT

  • But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.

    BSB

In context

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.

9But 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.

10And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.

11And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.

Cross-references

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