Numbers 3:37

37 in addition to the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.

Numbers 3:37 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 3:37

And the pillars of the court round about
Of the great court which went round the tabernacle, on which pillars the hangings were hung:

and their sockets;
into which the, pillars were put; of both which see ( Exodus 27:9-17 ) ;

and their pins, and their cords,
the pins were fixed in the ground, and the cords fastened the hangings of the court to them, whereby they were kept tight and unmoved by the winds; see ( Exodus 27:19 ) .

Numbers 3:37 In-Context

35 The leader of the family of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they camped on the north side of the tabernacle.

36 The assigned duties of Merari's descendants involved the tabernacle's supports, crossbars, posts, bases, all its equipment, and all the work related to these,

37 in addition to the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.

38 Moses, Aaron, and his sons, who performed the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites, camped in front of the tabernacle on the east, in front of the tent of meeting toward the sunrise. Any unauthorized person who came near [it] was to be put to death.

39 The total number of all the Levite males one month old or more that Moses and Aaron registered by their clans at the Lord's command was 22,000.