Numbers 4:27

27 Aaron and his sons are in charge of what the Gershonites do or carry; you tell them what they are responsible for carrying.

Numbers 4:27 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 4:27

At the appointment of Aaron and his sons
As they shall order and direct:

shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites;
everyone of them was to take their share, as Aaron and his sons should appoint them:

in all their burdens, and in all their service;
what each of them should carry, and in what they should perform duty:

and ye shall appoint to them in charge all their burdens;
charge them carefully to keep all that were committed to them to bear, that none be lost, not a pin nor a cord.

Numbers 4:27 In-Context

25 They must carry the curtains of the Holy Tent, the Meeting Tent, its covering, and its outer covering made from fine leather. They must also carry the curtains for the entrance to the Meeting Tent,

26 the curtains of the courtyard that goes around the Holy Tent and the altar, the curtain for the entry to the courtyard, the ropes, and all the things used with the curtains. They must do everything connected with these things.

27 Aaron and his sons are in charge of what the Gershonites do or carry; you tell them what they are responsible for carrying.

28 This is the work of the Gershonite family group at the Meeting Tent. Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest, will direct their work.

29 "Count the Merarite families and family groups.