Numbers 3:23

“The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.”

"The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward." - Numbers 3:23
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What does Numbers 3:23 mean?

Numbers 3:23 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward." This verse is part of the book of Numbers which is the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible and the fourth of five books of the Torah. It follows…

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Finding Our Place in God's Family

In the book of Numbers, we encounter a specific directive from God regarding the arrangement of His people, the Israelites, as they journey through the wilderness. Numbers 3:23 states, "The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward" (KJV). This…

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A Prayer for Guidance and Community in Our Journey

O Sovereign Lord, Mighty Creator of Heaven and Earth, As I stand before You in prayer today, I am reminded of the sacred words from Numbers 3:23 from Your Holy Word: "The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward." These words resonate with me…

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Numbers 3:23 - "The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward."
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Numbers 23:30
Numbers 23:1-13
Numbers 8:23 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 16:23 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 33:23 - "And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher."
Balaam bless Israel twice in numbers 23
Numbers 23:23 - "Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!"
Numbers 10:23 - "And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur."
Numbers 23:28 - "And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon."
Numbers 2:23 - "And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred."
Numbers 34:23 - "The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod."
Numbers 1:23 - "Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred."
Numbers 26:23 - "¶ Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:"
Numbers 23:30 - "And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar."
Numbers 23:22 - "God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn."
Numbers 3:41
"It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness." - Lamentations 3:22-23
Numbers 28:23 - "Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering."
Numbers 20:23 - "And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,"
Genesis 23-3
Numbers 23:25 - "¶ And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all."
Numbers 23:2 - "And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram."
Numbers 5:23 - "And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:"
Numbers 29:23 - "¶ And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:"
Numbers 23:20 - "Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it."
"¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying," - Numbers 16:23
"¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying," - Numbers 8:23