Numbers 7:6

6 Moses took the wagons and oxen and gave them to the Levites.

Numbers 7:6 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 7:6

And Moses took the wagons and the oxen
Of the princes, as he was directed:

and gave them unto the Levites;
the Gershonites and Merarites; for, as for the Kohathites, they had no part of them, for a reason after given, ( Numbers 7:9 ) .

Numbers 7:6 In-Context

4 God spoke to Moses:
5 ''Receive these so that they can be used to transport the Tent of Meeting. Give them to the Levites according to what they need for their work."
6 Moses took the wagons and oxen and gave them to the Levites.
7 He gave two wagons and four oxen to the Gershonites for their work
8 and four wagons and eight oxen to the Merarites for their work. They were all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
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