23 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle.
23 The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
23 The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west,
23 The Gershonite clans camped on the west, behind The Dwelling,
23 The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward.
23 They were assigned the area to the west of the Tabernacle for their camp.
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.