Numbers 4:31

31 "Here is the work they must do at the Tent of Meeting. They must carry the frames of the holy tent. They must carry its crossbars, posts and bases.

Numbers 4:31 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 4:31

And this [is] the charge of their burden
What should be committed to their care and charge, and they should bear and carry:

according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation;
which was assigned to them as their part, and which was very heavy and cumbersome, and therefore they had wagons allowed them, ( Numbers 7:8 ) ;

the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars
thereof, and sockets thereof;
all these belonged to the holy and to the most holy place; see ( Exodus 26:15-37 ) .

Numbers 4:31 In-Context

29 "Count the Merari families. Count them family by family.

30 Count all of the men who are from 30 to 50 years old. Those are the men who must come and serve at the Tent of Meeting.

31 "Here is the work they must do at the Tent of Meeting. They must carry the frames of the holy tent. They must carry its crossbars, posts and bases.

32 They must also carry the posts of the courtyard. The courtyard is all around the holy tent. And they must carry the bases for the posts as well as their tent stakes and ropes. They must also carry all of the supplies and everything that is connected with their use. Tell each man exactly what to carry.

33 That is the work the Merari families must do at the Tent of Meeting. They must work under the direction of the priest Ithamar. He is the son of Aaron."