Numbers 7:9

9 filiis autem Caath non dedit plaustra et boves quia in sanctuario serviunt et onera propriis portant umeris

Numbers 7:9 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 7:9

But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none
Being all disposed of to the sons of Gershon and Merari: the reason of which follows,

because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them [was that]
they should bear upon their shoulders;
as the ark with the mercy seat, and cherubim, the shewbread table, the candlestick, and the two altars; though in later times we find the ark was sometimes not only carried by the priests, but upon a cart, ( Joshua 3:17 ) ( 4:10 ) ( 2 Samuel 6:3 ) .

Numbers 7:9 In-Context

7 duo plaustra et quattuor boves dedit filiis Gerson iuxta id quod habebant necessarium

8 quattuor alia plaustra et octo boves dedit filiis Merari secundum officia et cultum suum sub manu Ithamar filii Aaron sacerdotis

9 filiis autem Caath non dedit plaustra et boves quia in sanctuario serviunt et onera propriis portant umeris

10 igitur obtulerunt duces in dedicationem altaris die qua unctum est oblationem suam ante altare

11 dixitque Dominus ad Mosen singuli duces per singulos dies offerant munera in dedicationem altaris