Numbers 4:25

25 They are to transport the tabernacle curtains,^[a] the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering made of manatee skin^[b] on top of it, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,

Numbers 4:25 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 4:25

And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle
The ten curtains of fine linen, ( Exodus 26:1 ) ;

and the tabernacle of the congregation;
the curtains of goats' hair made for a tent over it, as Jarchi, see ( Exodus 26:7 ) ;

his covering the covering of rams skins dyed red,
( Exodus 26:14 ) ;

and the covering of the badgers' skins that [is] above upon it;
over all the rest:

and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation;
the eastern vail, as Jarchi calls it, which was for the door of the tent that led into the tabernacle, the holy place, ( Exodus 26:36 ) .

Numbers 4:25 In-Context

23 Register men from 30 years old to 50 years old, everyone who is qualified to perform service, to do work at the tent of meeting.

24 This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transportation duties:

25 They are to transport the tabernacle curtains, the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering made of manatee skin on top of it, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,

26 the hangings of the courtyard, the screen for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. They will carry out everything that needs to be done with these items.

27 "All the service of the Gershonites, all their transportation duties and all their [other] work, is to be [done] at the command of Aaron and his sons; you are to assign to them all that they are responsible to carry.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ex 26:1-13; 36:8-17
• [b]. Or of dolphin skin, or of fine leather; Hb obscure