The Meaning of Numbers 3:25 Explained

Numbers 3:25

KJV: 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,

YLT: And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting is the tabernacle, and the tent, its covering, and the vail at the opening of the tent of meeting,

Darby: And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting was: the tabernacle and the tent, its covering, and the curtain of the entrance to the tent of meeting.

ASV: And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting shall be the tabernacle, and the Tent, the covering thereof, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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, 

What does Numbers 3:25 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 3

1  The sons of Aaron
5  The Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn
14  Are numbered by their families
21  The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites
27  Of the Kohathites
33  Of the Merarites
38  The place and charge of Moses and Aaron
40  The firstborn are freed by the Levites
44  The balances are refunded

What do the individual words in Numbers 3:25 mean?

And the duties of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting [included] the tabernacle and the tent with its covering and the screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting
וּמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת בְּנֵֽי־ גֵרְשׁוֹן֙ בְּאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן וְהָאֹ֑הֶל מִכְסֵ֕הוּ וּמָסַ֕ךְ פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד

וּמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת  And  the  duties 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁמֶרֶת  
Sense: guard, charge, function, obligation, service, watch.
בְּנֵֽי־  of  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.
בְּאֹ֣הֶל  in  the  tabernacle 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֹהֶל  
Sense: tent.
מוֹעֵ֔ד  of  meeting 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹועֵד  
Sense: appointed place, appointed time, meeting.
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן  [included]  the  tabernacle 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁכָּן  
Sense: dwelling place, tabernacle.
וְהָאֹ֑הֶל  and  the  tent 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹהֶל  
Sense: tent.
מִכְסֵ֕הוּ  with  its  covering 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מִכְסֶה  
Sense: a covering.
וּמָסַ֕ךְ  and  the  screen  for 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מָסָךְ  
Sense: covering, rag, screen.
פֶּ֖תַח  the  door 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּתַח  
Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.
אֹ֥הֶל  of  the  tabernacle 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֹהֶל  
Sense: tent.
מוֹעֵֽד  of  meeting 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹועֵד  
Sense: appointed place, appointed time, meeting.