The Meaning of Numbers 7:8 Explained

Numbers 7:8

KJV: And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

YLT: and the four of the waggons and the eight of the oxen he hath given to the sons of Merari, according to their service, by the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest;

Darby: and four waggons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

ASV: and four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And four  wagons  and eight  oxen  he gave  unto the sons  of Merari,  according  unto their service,  under the hand  of Ithamar  the son  of Aaron  the priest. 

What does Numbers 7:8 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 7:8 mean?

and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari according to their service under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest
וְאֵ֣ת ׀ אַרְבַּ֣ע הָעֲגָלֹ֗ת וְאֵת֙ שְׁמֹנַ֣ת הַבָּקָ֔ר נָתַ֖ן לִבְנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֑י כְּפִי֙ עֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם בְּיַד֙ אִֽיתָמָ֔ר בֶּֽן־ אַהֲרֹ֖ן הַכֹּהֵֽן

אַרְבַּ֣ע  four 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
הָעֲגָלֹ֗ת  carts 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: עֲגִילָה 
Sense: cart, wagon.
שְׁמֹנַ֣ת  eight 
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct
Root: שְׁמֹנֶה  
Sense: eight, eighth.
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 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מְרָרִ֑י  of  Merari 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְרָרִי  
Sense: the 3rd son of Levi and head of a Levitical family.
כְּפִי֙  according  to 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
עֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם  their  service 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: עֲבֹדָה  
Sense: labour, service.
בְּיַד֙  under  the  authority 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
אִֽיתָמָ֔ר  of  Ithamar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִיתָמָר  
Sense: fourth and youngest son of Aaron.
בֶּֽן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אַהֲרֹ֖ן  of  Aaron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
הַכֹּהֵֽן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.

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