Numbers 7:7

7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the Gershonites for their duty.

Numbers 7:7 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 7:7

Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon
The eldest son of Levi:

according to their service;
which was to bear and take care of the curtains, coverings, hangings and rails of the tabernacle; and which, when carrying from place to place, it was proper they should be covered from being exposed to rain and dust; and being so many as they were, must be heavy, burdensome, and cumbersome, and therefore two wagons, with two yoke of oxen, were given them, to ease them.

Numbers 7:7 In-Context

5 Take these from them and use them for service in the meeting tent. Give them to the Levites according to their duties.

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

7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the Gershonites for their duty.

8 Four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the Merarites for their duty under the supervision of Ithamar, Aaron the priest's son.

9 But to the Kohathites he gave nothing because their duty concerned the holy things that had to be carried on the shoulders.