Numbers 7:9

Offerings of Dedication

8and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.9But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.

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Berean Standard Bible
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
American Standard Version (1901)
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto them; they bare it upon their shoulders.
Bible in Basic English
But to the sons of Kohath he gave nothing; because they had the care of the holy place, taking it about on their backs.
Free Bible Version
He didn't give any wagons or oxen to the Kohathites because their responsibility was to carry on their shoulders the holy objects assigned to their care.
King James (Authorized) Version
But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.
One Unity Resource Bible
But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.
Translation for Translators
But he/I did not give any carts or oxen to the descendants of Kohath, because they took care of the sacred items that were to be carried on their shoulders, not on carts.
Unlocked Literal Bible
But he gave none of those things to the descendants of Kohath, because theirs would be the work related to the things that belong to Yahweh that they would carry on their own shoulders.
Noah Webster Bible
But to the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging to them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.
World English Bible
But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged to them; they carried it on their shoulders.
Young's Literal Translation
and to the sons of Kohath he hath not given, for the service of the sanctuary [is] on them: on the shoulder they bear.