Naso 4:28 · EXTRA 1 — this is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites EXTRA

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The Complete Passuk

זֹ֣את עֲבֹדַ֗ת מִשְׁפְּחֹ֛ת בְּנֵ֥י הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י בְּאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד וּמִ֨שְׁמַרְתָּ֔ם בְּיַד֙ אִֽיתָמָ֔ר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֖ן הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ {ס}

Those are the duties of the Gershonite clans for the Tent of Meeting; they shall attend to them under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

Chabad.org — 4:28

Source Citation

Ohr HaChaim on Numbers 4:28 — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal / Classic Source

Core Text

זאת עבדת —\ldots עבודתם באהל מועד תחת יד איתמר.

English: “This is the service” — \ldots their service in the Tent of Meeting under the hand of Isamar.

On the midrash / in context: Ohr HaChaim stresses that the Gershonite charge, though less holy than Kehas, is still sacred service directed by a son of Aharon, preserving order and accountability.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

The Gershonite labor remains under priestly supervision so that even the secondary burdens stay within the framework of kedushah.