‏ Numbers 7:6-8

Two wagons Num 3:25-26, Num 4:24-28

sons of Gershon The Gershonites being fewest in number of able men, had the less burdensome things to carry; for they carried only the curtains, coverings, and hangings (Num 4:25, Num 4:40). And although this was a cumbersome carriage, and they needed waggons, yet it was not a heavy one, and they needed few.

four wagons Num 3:36-37, Num 4:28-33

the sons Though the Merarites were the most numerous, yet they had the greatest burden, namely, the boards, bars, pillars, and sockets, to carry (Num 4:31-32, Num 4:48). Therefore they had double the number of waggons to what the Gershonites had assigned them.

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