The Meaning of Numbers 10:17 Explained

Numbers 10:17

KJV: And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.

YLT: And the tabernacle hath been taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari have journeyed, bearing the tabernacle.

Darby: And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward bearing the tabernacle.

ASV: And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bare the tabernacle, set forward.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Numbers 10:17?

MEANING: What does Numbers 10:17 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Numbers 10:17 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Numbers 10:17?

What is the context of Numbers 10:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.

What does Numbers 10:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 10:17-36 - "come Thou With Us"

The invitation of Moses to Hobab is one that we may all give to our friends: "We are journeying to the place of which the Lord hath spoken." "We should always be on the alert for those who are not formally united to the Church, and we can always promise that we can do them good. Only good awaits those who travel with their backs to Egypt and their faces toward the Heavenly City. God has prepared for those who love Him such good things as it is beyond words to declare. See 1 Corinthians 2:9.

And how much we may benefit by such companionships! Hobab was probably Moses' brother-in-law, and Jethro having returned to Midian, he was all the more needed to lead Israel to the best routes and the most suitable halting-places, where shade and water could be found. Such a guide would be invaluable. Ministers are such! For Hobab's reward see Judges 1:16; Judges 4:11. Who would not follow where the Ark of the Covenant leads, and rest where the cloud broods? John 10:4. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 10

¹ The use of the silver trumpets
¹¹ The Israelites move from Sinai to Paran
¹⁴ The order of their march
²⁹ Hobab is entreated by Moses not to leave them
³³ The blessing of Moses at the removing and resting of the ark

What do the individual words in Numbers 10:17 mean?

And was taken down the tabernacle and set out the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari carrying the tabernacle -

וְהוּרַ֖ד הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן וְנָסְע֤וּ בְנֵֽי־ גֵרְשׁוֹן֙ וּבְנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֔י נֹשְׂאֵ֖י הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן ס

וְהוּרַ֖ד	And was taken down
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hofal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָרַד Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן	the tabernacle
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִשְׁכָּן Sense: dwelling place, tabernacle.
וְנָסְע֤וּ	and set out
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural Root: נָסַע Sense: to pull out, pull up, set out, journey, remove, set forward, depart.
בְנֵֽי־	the sons of
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
גֵרְשׁוֹן֙	Gershon
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: גֵּרְשֹׁון Sense: firstborn son of Levi born before Jacob’s family went to Egypt.
וּבְנֵ֣י	and the sons
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מְרָרִ֔י	of Merari
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מְרָרִי Sense: the 3rd son of Levi and head of a Levitical family.
נֹשְׂאֵ֖י	carrying
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct Root: נָשָׂא Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן	the tabernacle
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִשְׁכָּן Sense: dwelling place, tabernacle.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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