Numbers 3:24

24 The leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.

Numbers 3:24 in Other Translations

24 And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

24 with Eliasaph, the son of Lael as chief of the fathers' house of the Gershonites.

24 The leader of the Gershonite clans was Eliasaph son of Lael.

24 led by Eliasaph son of Lael.

24 And the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

24 The leader of the Gershonite households was Eliasaph, son of Lael.

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

24 The leader of the families of Gershon was Eliasaph, the son of Lael.

Numbers 3:24 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 3:24

And the chief of the house of the fathers of the Gershonites,
&c.] Who had the chief authority over them, and the chief direction of them in what they were to do: [shall be] Eliasaph the son of Lael;
but who he was, or of which family of the Gershonites, whether of the Libnites or Shimites, is not said here or elsewhere; nor do the Jewish writers, who affect to know every thing, pretend to tell us.

Numbers 3:24 In-Context

22 The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 7,500.

23 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle.

24 The leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.

25 At the tent of meeting the Gershonites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle and tent, its coverings, the curtain at the entrance to the tent of meeting,

26 the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar, and the ropes—and everything related to their use.