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◄ Numbers 4:32►

New International Version
as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, ropes, all their equipment and everything related to their use. Assign to each man the specific things he is to carry.

New Living Translation
also the posts for the courtyard walls with their bases, pegs, and ropes; and all the accessories and everything else related to their use. Assign the various loads to each man by name.

English Standard Version
and the pillars around the court with their bases, pegs, and cords, with all their equipment and all their accessories. And you shall list by name the objects that they are required to carry.

Berean Standard Bible
and the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and everything related to their use. You shall assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry.

King James Bible
And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.

New King James Version
and the pillars around the court with their sockets, pegs, and cords, with all their furnishings and all their service; and you shall assignto each man by name the items he must carry.

New American Standard Bible
and the pillars around the courtyard and their bases, their pegs, and their ropes, with all their equipment and with all their service; and you shall assign by namesof the men the items that each is to carry.

NASB 1995
and the pillars around the court and their sockets and their pegs and their cords, with all their equipment and with all their service; and you shall assign each man by name the items he is to carry.

NASB 1977
and the pillars around the court and their sockets and their pegs and their cords, with all their equipment and with all their service; and you shall assigneach man by name the items he is to carry.

Legacy Standard Bible
and the pillars around the court and their bases and their pegs and their cords, with all their equipment and with all their service; and you shall assigneach man by name the items of the responsibility of his load.

Amplified Bible
and the pillars around the courtyard with their socketsor bases and their pegs and their cords (tent ropes), with all their equipment and with all their [accessories for] service; and you shall assigneach man by name the items he is to carry [on the march].

Christian Standard Bible
the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and all the work related to them. You are to assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and all the work related to them. You are to assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry.

American Standard Version
and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall appoint the instruments of the charge of their burden.

Contemporary English Version
as well as the posts that support the courtyard, together with their stands, tent pegs, and ropes. The Merarites are to be told exactly what objects they are to carry,

English Revised Version
and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall appoint the instruments of the charge of their burden.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
the posts for the surrounding courtyard, the bases, pegs, and ropes. They must take care of all this equipment. Tell each man by name the things he will carry.

Good News Translation
and the posts, bases, pegs, and ropes of the court around the Tent, with all the fittings used in setting them up. Each man will be responsible for carrying specific items.

International Standard Version
the pillars around the courtyard, their sockets, their pegs, their ropes, and all the utensils for all their services. Assign the utensils by name to each person whose responsibility it will be to carry them.

NET Bible
and the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their sockets, tent pegs, and ropes, along with all their furnishings and everything for their service. You are to assign by names the items that each man is responsible to carry.

New Heart English Bible
and the pillars of the court around it, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name you shall appoint the instruments of the duty of their burden.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.

Majority Text Translations

Majority Standard Bible
and the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and everything related to their use. You shall assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry.

World English Bible
the pillars of the court around it, their sockets, their pins, their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service. You shall appoint the instruments of the duty of their burden to them by name.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
and the pillars of the court all around, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, of all their vessels, and of all their service; and you number the vessels of the charge of their burden by name.

Young's Literal Translation
and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, of all their vessels, and of all their service; and by name ye do number the vessels of the charge of their burden.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the pillars of the enclosure round about, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords for all their vessels, and for all their service: and by name ye shall review the vessels of the watches of their lifting up.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
The pillars also of the court round about, with their sockets and pins and cords. They shall receive by account all the vessels and furniture, and so shall carry them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
also the columns surrounding the atrium, with their bases and tent pegs and cords. They shall accept by number all the vessels and articles, and so shall they carry them.

New American Bible
and the columns of the surrounding court with their pedestals, pegs and ropes, including all their accessories and everything for their maintenance. You shall list by name the objects they shall be responsible for carrying.

New Revised Standard Version
and the pillars of the court all around with their bases, pegs, and cords, with all their equipment and all their related service; and you shall assign by name the objects that they are required to carry.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
And the pillars of the court round about and their sockets, their pins and their cords, with all their instruments and with all their service; and by name you shall count the instruments included in their burden.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the pillars of the courtyard as a circle, and their sockets and their pegs and their cords and all their implements and all their service; count by name the implements of the keeping of their cargo.

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, even all their appurtenance, and all that pertaineth to their service; and by name ye shall appoint the instruments of the charge of their burden.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they shall bear the pillars of the court round about, andthere shall be their sockets, andthey shall bear the pillars of the veil of the door of the court, and their sockets and their pins, and their cords, and all their furniture, and all their instruments of service: take ye their number by name, and all the articles of the charge of the things borne by them.

Additional Translations ...

Audio Bible

Context

The Duties of the Merarites
…31This is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle with its crossbars, posts, and bases,32and the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases,tent pegs,and ropes,including all their equipment and everything related to their use.You shall assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry.33This is the service of the Merarite clans according to all their work at the Tent of Meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”…

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Cross References

Exodus 25:9
You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.

Exodus 26:30
So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

Exodus 27:19
All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, including all its tent pegs and the tent pegs of the courtyard, shall be made of bronze.

Exodus 35:10
Let every skilled craftsman among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded:

Exodus 36:1
“So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD, who has given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the sanctuary.”

Exodus 39:32
So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:16
Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.

1 Chronicles 23:26-32
So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.” / For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted, / but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God, ...

1 Chronicles 28:19
“All this,” said David, “all the details of this plan, the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me.”

2 Chronicles 29:25
Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.

Ezra 3:10
When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.

Nehemiah 10:39
For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”

Psalm 134:1
A song of ascents. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!

Matthew 23:23
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

Luke 16:10
Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

Treasury of Scripture

And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name you shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.

and by name.

Numbers 3:8
And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

Numbers 7:1
And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;

Exodus 25:9
According to all that I shew thee,after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye makeit.

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Numbers 4

1.The age at which the Levites were to serve, and the duration of the service
4.The duty of the Kohathites
16.The charge of Eleazar
17.The office of the priests
21.The duty of the Gershonites
29.Of the Merarites
34.The number of the Kohathites
38.Of the Gershonites
42.And of the Merarites

Study Bible

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and the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and everything related to their use.
This phrase details the specific components of the Tabernacle's structure that the Levites were responsible for transporting. The posts and bases were essential for the stability of the Tabernacle's courtyard, symbolizing the strength and permanence of God's dwelling among His people. The tent pegs and ropes were crucial for securing the structure, reflecting the need for spiritual grounding and steadfastness. The meticulous attention to detail in the construction and transportation of the Tabernacle underscores the holiness and orderliness required in worship. This mirrors the New Testament teaching that believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit, requiring careful attention to spiritual life and discipline (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).

You shall assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry.
This directive emphasizes the importance of order and accountability in the service of God. Each Levite had a specific role, highlighting the value of individual responsibility within the community of faith. This principle is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are described as members of one body, each with unique gifts and functions (1 Corinthians 12:12-27). The assignment by name also signifies God's personal knowledge and care for each individual, a theme that runs throughout Scripture, culminating in the assurance that God knows each of His followers by name (John 10:3).

Persons / Places / Events

1.The Levites
A tribe of Israel set apart for religious duties, specifically the Kohathites, Gershonites, and Merarites, who were responsible for the care and transportation of the Tabernacle and its furnishings.

2.The Tabernacle
The portable dwelling place for the presence of God among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness.

3.Moses and Aaron
Leaders of the Israelites who were responsible for assigning duties to the Levites.

4.The Wilderness Journey
The period during which the Israelites traveled from Egypt to the Promised Land, carrying the Tabernacle with them.

5.The Courtyard
The outer area surrounding the Tabernacle, which included various posts, bases, tent pegs, and ropes as described in the verse.

Teaching Points

Responsibility and Stewardship
Each Levite was assigned specific items to carry, emphasizing the importance of individual responsibility and stewardship in serving God.

Order and Organization in Worship
The detailed instructions for the Tabernacle's care reflect God's desire for order and organization in worship, which can be applied to our personal and corporate worship practices today.

The Significance of Every Role
Even seemingly minor tasks, like carrying tent pegs, were crucial for the functioning of the Tabernacle, reminding us that every role in the body of Christ is significant.

Faithfulness in Small Things
The Levites' faithfulness in carrying out their duties serves as a model for being faithful in the small things God entrusts to us, which can lead to greater responsibilities.

Bible Study Questions and Answers

1.What is the meaning of Numbers 4:32?

2.How does Numbers 4:32 emphasize the importance of responsibility in God's service?

3.What does "assigned to each man by name" teach about God's organization?

4.How can we apply the principle of accountability from Numbers 4:32 today?

5.How does Numbers 4:32 connect with New Testament teachings on spiritual gifts?

6.In what ways can we ensure we fulfill our God-given duties faithfully?

7.What is the significance of Numbers 4:32 in the context of Israelite worship practices?

8.How does Numbers 4:32 reflect the organizational structure of the Levites?

9.Why is the detailed inventory in Numbers 4:32 important for understanding biblical stewardship?

10.What are the top 10 Lessons from Numbers 4?

11.Who were the Kohathites, Gershonites, and Merarites?

12.How did Israel test God ten times?

13.Numbers 4 - Given the large census numbers in previous chapters, is there any historical or scientific basis to confirm the vast manpower needed for these Tabernacle tasks?

14.Does Psalm 102's depiction of God as eternal contradict other passages suggesting God changes His mind or actions?

What Does Numbers 4:32 Mean

\Setting the Scene\

• InNumbers 4 the Lord tells Moses and Aaron to take a special census of the Levite clans who will move the tabernacle (Numbers 4:1–3).

• The Merarites, the third Levitical clan, are singled out for the heavy framework—“the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes” (Numbers 4:32). CompareNumbers 3:36-37 andExodus 27:9-19, where these same items are listed in the original building instructions.

• Because every piece symbolized God’s dwelling among His people, nothing could be left behind or handled carelessly (Numbers 4:15;Leviticus 10:1-2).

\The Assigned Burden\

“...You shall assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry” (Numbers 4:32).

• “By name” underscores personal responsibility; no Merarite could shrug off his task.

• The load included:

– Courtyard posts and bronze bases

– Crossbars, pegs, and ropes

– “Everything related to their use,” meaning tools, fasteners, and cords that held the sanctuary perimeter in place (cf.Numbers 7:8).

• All of it would be carried on ox-carts provided later (Numbers 7:6-8), yet each man still had to know his own part.

\Why Details Matter\

• God’s precise instructions reveal His holiness (Leviticus 11:44) and His care for order (1 Corinthians 14:40).

• Every peg and rope made the courtyard stable; every act of obedience made Israel’s worship acceptable (Exodus 39:42-43).

•Hebrews 8:5 reminds us that the earthly tabernacle was “a copy and shadow of the heavenly things,” so precision on earth reflected perfection in heaven.

\Order, Responsibility, and Accountability\

• Naming individual carriers prevented confusion and protected weaker pieces from loss or damage (1 Chron 15:13).

• In the Body of Christ each believer is likewise assigned a unique stewardship (1 Corinthians 12:18;1 Peter 4:10).

• Accountability is a grace: it frees us to serve confidently, knowing what God expects (Matthew 25:14-30).

\Gospel Echoes in a Tent Peg\

•John 1:14 says, “The Word became flesh and tabernacled among us.” The temporary tent foreshadowed the permanent presence of Christ.

• Just as the Merarites bore the weight of the courtyard so others could worship, Jesus bore the weight of our sin so we could draw near (Hebrews 9:11-12).

• Even “everything related to their use” hints that nothing about our redemption is accidental; God planned every detail (Acts 2:23).

\Application for Today\

• Know your assignment. Whether public or unseen, it matters (Colossians 3:23-24).

• Carry it faithfully. God notes names and tasks (Revelation 3:5).

• Support fellow servants. The courtyard stood only when every peg, post, and rope worked together—just as the church is “fitted and held together by every supporting ligament” (Ephesians 4:16).

• Trust God’s order. When He prescribes means and methods, they are for our good and His glory (Proverbs 3:5-6).

\Summary\

Numbers 4:32 teaches that God assigns specific, named responsibilities so His dwelling place can be moved and re-established in holiness and order. Every detail—posts, bases, pegs, ropes—matters because each points to His faithfulness and foreshadows the perfect work of Christ. Our calling is to embrace the task He gives, serve dependably alongside others, and marvel that even the smallest peg plays a role in displaying His glory.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(32)Ye shall reckon.--Better,ye shall assign or appoint.(See Note on the preceding verse.)

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 32. -By name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden. This injunction only occurs here. The Septuagint has "number them by name, and all the articles borne by them." Perhaps the solid parts of the fabric were numbered for convenience of setting up, and, therefore, were assigned each to its own bearer.

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

the posts
וְעַמּוּדֵי֩(wə·‘am·mū·ḏê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5982:A column, a stand, platform

of the surrounding
סָבִ֜יב(sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's 5439:A circle, neighbour, environs, around

courtyard
הֶחָצֵ֨ר(he·ḥā·ṣêr)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 2691:A yard, a hamlet

with their bases,
וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֗ם(wə·’aḏ·nê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 134:A base, pedestal

tent pegs,
וִֽיתֵדֹתָם֙(wî·ṯê·ḏō·ṯām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3489:A peg, pin

and ropes,
וּמֵ֣יתְרֵיהֶ֔ם(ū·mê·ṯə·rê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4340:A cord, the string

including all
לְכָל־(lə·ḵāl)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605:The whole, all, any, every

their equipment
כְּלֵיהֶ֔ם(kə·lê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3627:Something prepared, any apparatus

everything
וּלְכֹ֖ל(ū·lə·ḵōl)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605:The whole, all, any, every

related to their use.
עֲבֹדָתָ֑ם(‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5656:Work of any kind

You shall assign
תִּפְקְד֔וּ(tip̄·qə·ḏū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6485:To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit

by name
וּבְשֵׁמֹ֣ת(ū·ḇə·šê·mōṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8034:A name

the items
כְּלֵ֖י(kə·lê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3627:Something prepared, any apparatus

that they are responsible
מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת(miš·me·reṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4931:A guard, watch, charge, function

to carry.
מַשָּׂאָֽם׃(maś·śā·’ām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4853:A burden, tribute, porterage, an utterance, chiefly a, doom, singing, mental, desire

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OT Law: Numbers 4:32 And the pillars of the court around (Nu Num.)