Numbers 3:23
23 The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
Other Translations of Numbers 3:23
New International Version
23 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle.
English Standard Version
23 The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west,
The Message
23 The Gershonite clans camped on the west, behind The Dwelling,
New King James Version
23 The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward.
New Living Translation
23 They were assigned the area to the west of the Tabernacle for their camp.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 3:23
Commentary on Numbers 3:14-39
(Read Numbers 3:14-39)
The Levites were in three classes, according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and these were subdivided into families. The posterity of Moses were not at all honoured or privileged, but stood upon the level with other Levites; thus it was plain, that Moses did not seek the advancement of his own family, or to secure any honours to it. The tribe of Levi was by much the least of all the tribes. God's chosen are but a little flock in comparison with the world.