Numbers 3:25

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,

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Numbers 3:25 in Other Translations

KJV

25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

ESV

25 And the guard duty of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting,

NLT

25 These two clans were responsible to care for the Tabernacle, including the sacred tent with its layers of coverings, the curtain at its entrance,

MSG

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,

CSB

25 The Gershonites' duties at the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,

Numbers 3:25 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 3:25

And the charge of the sons of Gershom
The Libnites and Shimites: in the tabernacle of the congregation;
or with respect to the things of it, when it was taken down and committed to them; for otherwise they had no place in it, nor might they enter into it, or do any service therein: [shall be] the tabernacle and the tent;
the former intends not the boards of it, which were the charge of the Merarites, ( Numbers 3:36 ) ; but the curtains, as Aben Ezra, or the under curtains, as Jarchi calls them, which were made of fine twined linen, ( Exodus 26:1 ) ; and the latter is to be understood of the eleven curtains, as Aben Ezra, the curtains of goats hair, which were made for the roof of the tabernacle, as Jarchi observes, see ( Exodus 26:7 ) ; the covering thereof:
made of rams' skins, and badgers' skins, which were thrown over the tent, ( Exodus 26:14 ) ; and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation;
the vail, as Jarchi calls it; not what divided the holy and most holy places, for that fell to the charge of the Kohathites, ( Numbers 3:31 ) ; but the vail or hanging which was at the door of the tent, or which led into the holy place, ( Exodus 26:36 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Numbers 3:25 In-Context

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.

27 To Kohath belonged the clans of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites and Uzzielites; these were the Kohathite clans.