Numbers 7:9
New International Version
But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites, because they were to carry on their shoulders the holy things, for which they were responsible.

New Living Translation
But he gave none of the wagons or oxen to the Kohathite division, since they were required to carry the sacred objects of the Tabernacle on their shoulders.

English Standard Version
But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because they were charged with the service of the holy things that had to be carried on the shoulder.

Berean Standard Bible
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.

King James Bible
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.

New King James Version
But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because theirs was the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders.

New American Standard Bible
But he did not give any to the sons of Kohath, because theirs was the service of the holy objects, which they carried on the shoulder.

NASB 1995
But he did not give any to the sons of Kohath because theirs was the service of the holy objects, which they carried on the shoulder.

NASB 1977
But he did not give any to the sons of Kohath because theirs was the service of the holy objects, which they carried on the shoulder.

Legacy Standard Bible
But he did not give any to the sons of Kohath because theirs was the service of the holy objects, which they carried on the shoulder.

Amplified Bible
But to the sons of Kohath he gave nothing, because they were assigned the care of the holy things which they carried on their shoulders [when the tabernacle was moved].

Christian Standard Bible
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since their responsibility was service related to the holy objects carried on their shoulders.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since their responsibility was service related to the holy objects carried on their shoulders.

American Standard Version
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto them; they bare it upon their shoulders.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he did not give to the sons of Qahath, because of the labor of the sanctuary delivered to them, and they carry upon their shoulders.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But to the sons of Caath he gave them not, because they have the ministrations of the sacred things: they shall bear them on their shoulders.

Contemporary English Version
But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites, because they were in charge of the sacred objects that had to be carried on their shoulders.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But to the sons of Caath he gave no wagons or oxen: because they serve in the sanctuary and carry their burdens upon their own shoulders.

English Revised Version
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto them; they bare it upon their shoulders.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But Moses gave none of these gifts to the Kohathites, because they took care of the holy things. They had to carry the holy things on their own shoulders.

Good News Translation
But Moses gave no wagons or oxen to the Kohathites, because the sacred objects they took care of had to be carried on their shoulders.

International Standard Version
But he gave none of them to the descendants of Kohath, because their responsibility was to carry the holy things on their shoulders.

JPS Tanakh 1917
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the holy things belonged unto them: they bore them upon their shoulders.

Literal Standard Version
but he has not given [any] to the sons of Kohath, for the service of the holy place [is] on them, [which] they carry on the shoulder.

Majority Standard Bible
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.

New American Bible
He gave none to the Kohathites, because they were responsible for maintenance of the sacred objects that had to be carried on their shoulders.

NET Bible
But to the Kohathites he gave none, because the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders, was their responsibility.

New Revised Standard Version
But to the Kohathites he gave none, because they were charged with the care of the holy things that had to be carried on the shoulders.

New Heart English Bible
But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.

Webster's Bible Translation
But to the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging to them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.

World English Bible
But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.

Young's Literal Translation
and to the sons of Kohath he hath not given, for the service of the sanctuary is on them: on the shoulder they bear.

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Context
Offerings of Dedication
8and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. 9But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible. 10When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.…

Cross References
Numbers 4:5
Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.

1 Kings 8:3
When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the ark,

1 Chronicles 23:26
So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service."


Treasury of Scripture

But to the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging to them was that they should bear on their shoulders.

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Numbers 3:31
And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.

Numbers 4:4-16
This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things: …

2 Samuel 6:6,13
And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it

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Verse 9. - Upon their shoulders. For which purpose poles or bearing-frames had been provided, as implying more honour and care than the use of carriages. The death of Uzzah seems to have been the melancholy consequence of neglecting this rule (2 Samuel 6:3, 7, as compared with 1 Chronicles 15:13).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But he did not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

give
נָתָ֑ן (nā·ṯān)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

any to the Kohathites,
וְלִבְנֵ֥י (wə·liḇ·nê)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

since
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they were to carry
יִשָּֽׂאוּ׃ (yiś·śā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

on their
עֲלֵהֶ֔ם (‘ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

shoulders
בַּכָּתֵ֖ף (bak·kā·ṯêp̄)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3802: The shoulder, side-piece, lateral projection of anything

the holy objects
הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ (haq·qō·ḏeš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

for which they were responsible.
עֲבֹדַ֤ת (‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5656: Work of any kind


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