Numbers 4:25

They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The text records a divine command given to Moses regarding the assigned transport duties for the Gershonite Levite clans during the Israelites' wilderness journey at the Tent of Meeting.

The words — נָשְׂאוּ (Na.se.'U) translates literally as "they will carry," and יְרִיעֹת (ye.ri.'Ot) means "curtains," specifying the exact materials the clan is tasked to move.

The thread — This transport duty parallels the earlier listing of Gershonite responsibilities in Numbers 3:25 and connects to the construction of the fine leather covering described in Exodus 26:14.

Why it lands — The verse assigns a specific logistical task to a Levite clan, requiring precise obedience in handling and transporting sacred textile components without deviation or delay.

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The Hebrew words

וְנָ֨שְׂא֜וּve./Na.se.'Uand/ they will carry אֶת־'et-<obj.>יְרִיעֹ֤תye.ri.'Ot[the] curtains of הַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha./mish.Kanthe/ tabernacle וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>אֹ֣הֶל'O.hel[the] tent of מוֹעֵ֔דmo.'Edmeeting מִכְסֵ֕הוּmikh.Se./hucovering/ its וּמִכְסֵ֛הu./mikh.Sehand/ [the] covering of הַתַּ֥חַשׁha./Ta.chashthe/ dolphin אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-which עָלָ֖יו'a.La/v[is] over/ it מִלְמָ֑עְלָהmi/l./Ma.'e.la/hfrom/ to/ above/ <towards>וְאֶ֨ת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>מָסַ֔ךְma.Sakh[the] screen of פֶּ֖תַחPe.tach[the] entrance of אֹ֥הֶל'O.hel[the] tent of מוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'Edmeeting

King James Version

And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers’ skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

Cross-references

Exodus 26:14 Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.
Numbers 3:25 The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
Numbers 7:5 “Accept these gifts from them, that they may be used in the work of the Tent of Meeting. And give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.”