Numbers 3:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 3:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 3:23 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 3:23 — KJV
“The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.”
— Numbers 3:23 (KJV)
Numbers 3:23 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 3:23
“The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.”
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“And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.”
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“And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.”
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“And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward.”
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“And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp.”
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