Bilangan 3:25

3:25 And ¹  the responsibilities of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting included the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the tent of meeting,

Bilangan 27:3

27:3 “Our father died in the wilderness, although ²  he was not part of ³  the company of those that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah; but he died for his own sin, ⁴  and he had no sons.

[3:25]  ¹ tn The disjunctive vav (ו) here introduces a new section, listing the various duties of the clan in the sanctuary. The Gershonites had a long tradition of service here. In the days of David Asaph and his family were prominent as musicians. Others in the clan controlled the Temple treasuries. But in the wilderness they had specific oversight concerning the tent structure, which included the holy place and the holy of holies.

[27:3]  ² tn This clause begins with a vav (ו) on a pronoun, marking it out as a disjunctive vav. In this context it fits best to take it as a circumstantial clause introducing concession.

[27:3]  ³ tn Heb “in the midst of.”

[27:3]  ⁴ tn The word order is emphatic: “but in/on account of his own sins he died.”