Numbers 3:24

Study note

Setting — Moses speaks to the Israelite assembly during the census and camp organization of the Levitical tribes, immediately after defining the Gershonites' western encampment and just before detailing their tabernacle duties.

The words — נְשִׂיא (nasi) = leader or chief; בֵּית אָב (beit av) = family or house of a father. The text uses these terms to designate Eliasaph son of Lael as the appointed head over the Gershonite clans.

The thread — The verse functions within the Numbers 3:23–25 sequence that registers Levitical families and assigns their geographic positions and service obligations around the sanctuary.

Why it lands — The text requires readers to observe that sacred administration relies on named, divinely appointed individuals rather than arbitrary selection, and that every assigned leader corresponds to a specific group with defined responsibilities.

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