The Meaning of Numbers 7:7 Explained

Numbers 7:7

KJV: Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:

YLT: The two of the waggons and the four of the oxen he hath given to the sons of Gershon, according to their service,

Darby: Two waggons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service;

ASV: Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Two  wagons  and four  oxen  he gave  unto the sons  of Gershon,  according  to their service: 

What does Numbers 7:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 7:1-11 - 89, Princely Generosity The Voice Of God
This and the two following chapters conclude the account of the stay at Sinai. The transport of the furniture of the Tabernacle was committed to the Levites, and the wagons, enumerated here, made their work much simpler. Two were assigned for hangings and drapery, and four for the more solid and cumbersome portions. The sacred vessels were borne on the shoulders of living men-the Kohathites.
Instead of bulking together these twelve gifts, the divine Spirit lingers lovingly over each. In God's book of remembrance each alabaster box is noted by itself. Note that the vessels were not only costly, but filled! "Both of them full!" Numbers 7:13, etc.
Ponder Numbers 7:89. Would that our ears were opened that we might ever hear that voice speaking from between the cherubim, directing in perplexity, and revealing the deep things of God! [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 7

1  The offering of the princes at the dedication of the tabernacle
10  Their several offerings at the dedication of the altar
89  God speaks to Moses from the mercy seat

What do the individual words in Numbers 7:7 mean?

- Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon according to their service
אֵ֣ת ׀ שְׁתֵּ֣י הָעֲגָלֹ֗ת וְאֵת֙ אַרְבַּ֣עַת הַבָּקָ֔ר נָתַ֖ן לִבְנֵ֣י גֵרְשׁ֑וֹן כְּפִ֖י עֲבֹדָתָֽם

אֵ֣ת ׀  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שְׁתֵּ֣י  Two 
Parse: Number, fdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
הָעֲגָלֹ֗ת  carts 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: עֲגִילָה 
Sense: cart, wagon.
אַרְבַּ֣עַת  four 
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
הַבָּקָ֔ר  oxen 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּקָר  
Sense: cattle, herd, oxen, ox.
נָתַ֖ן  he  gave 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לִבְנֵ֣י  to  the  sons  of 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
גֵרְשׁ֑וֹן  Gershon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֵּרְשֹׁון  
Sense: firstborn son of Levi born before Jacob’s family went to Egypt.
כְּפִ֖י  according  to 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
עֲבֹדָתָֽם  their  service 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: עֲבֹדָה  
Sense: labour, service.

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