Numbers 3:23

23 The Gershonite clans camped on the west, behind The Dwelling,

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 Gershon was ancestor to the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites, known as the Gershonite clans.
22 All the males who were one month and older numbered 7,500.
23 The Gershonite clans camped on the west, behind The Dwelling,
24 led by Eliasaph son of Lael.
25 At the Tent of Meeting the Gershonites were in charge of maintaining The Dwelling and its tent, its coverings, the screen at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
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