Nombres 7:8

8 il donna quatre chars et huit boeufs aux fils de Merari, selon leurs fonctions, sous la conduite d'Ithamar, fils du sacrificateur Aaron.

Nombres 7:8 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 7:8

And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari,
&c.] All the remaining wagons and oxen, which were double the number given to the Gershonites:

according unto their service;
being much heavier than theirs, having all the boards, pillars, sockets, pins; cords to bear and carry: thus Moses was directed of God wisely to dispose of those carriages, in proportion to the services each was employed in; and in a spiritual way, as the day, duty, and service of the people of God be, he proportions grace and strength to them to answer thereunto:

under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest;
under whose care, inspection, and direction, were both the Gershonites and Merarites, ( Numbers 4:28 Numbers 4:33 ) ; and by whom were delivered, according to the instruction of Moses, the several wagons and oxen, to them.

Nombres 7:8 In-Context

6 Moïse prit les chars et les boeufs, et il les remit aux Lévites.

7 Il donna deux chars et quatre boeufs aux fils de Guerschon, selon leurs fonctions;

8 il donna quatre chars et huit boeufs aux fils de Merari, selon leurs fonctions, sous la conduite d'Ithamar, fils du sacrificateur Aaron.

9 Mais il n'en donna point aux fils de Kehath, parce que, selon leurs fonctions, ils devaient porter les choses saintes sur les épaules.

10 Les princes présentèrent leur offrande pour la dédicace de l'autel, le jour où on l'oignit; les princes présentèrent leur offrande devant l'autel.