Numbers 3:23

23 The Gershonite clans camped behind the tabernacle on the west side,^[a]

Numbers 3:23 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 3:23

The families of the Gershonites
The two before mentioned, the Libnites and Shimites: shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward;
this was their situation when encamped; they were placed in the rear of the camp of the Levites, between the tabernacle and the camp of Ephraim, which was westward also, ( Numbers 1:18 ) .

Numbers 3:23 In-Context

21 The Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan came from Gershon; these were the Gershonite clans.

22 Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 7,500.

23 The Gershonite clans camped behind the tabernacle on the west side,

24 and the leader of the Gershonite family was Eliasaph son of Lael.

25 The Gershonites' duties at the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,

Footnotes

• [a] Nm 2:18-24