They shall not go in] i.e. the Kohathites.

21-28. The Gershonites take charge of the curtains of the tabernacle and the court. As these were of great weight two ox-wagons were employed in their transport: see Numbers 7:7.

29-33. The Merarites take charge of the framework of the tabernacle and employ four ox-wagons: see Numbers 7:8.

34-49. The numbers given here are those of the Levites on active service, between thirty and fifty years of age. The total number of the tribe was given in Numbers 3:39.

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