Numbers 10:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 10:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 10:21 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came. the ot..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 10:21 — KJV
“And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came. the other: that is, the Gershonites and the Merarites”
— Numbers 10:21 (KJV)
Numbers 10:21 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 10:21
“Two tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle. tenons: Heb. hands”
Shares key themes with Numbers 10:21: set, other, tabernacle
“And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 10:21: kohathites, set, forward
“And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 10:21: set, forward, sanctuary
“And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 10:21: set, forward, bearing
“And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 10:21: other, against, came
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