Naso 4:33 · EXTRA 1 — this is the service of the families of the sons of Merari EXTRA

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The Complete Passuk

זֹ֣את עֲבֹדַ֗ת מִשְׁפְּחֹת֙ בְּנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֔י לְכׇל־עֲבֹדָתָ֖ם בְּאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד בְּיַד֙ אִֽיתָמָ֔ר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֖ן הַכֹּהֵֽן׃

Those are the duties of the Merarite clans, pertaining to their various duties in the Tent of Meeting under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

Chabad.org — 4:33

Source Citation

Ohr HaChaim on Numbers 4:33 — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal / Classic Source

Core Text

זאת עבדת משפחת בני מררי —\ldots הקרשים והבריחים והעמודים.

English: “This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari” — \ldots the boards, the bars, and the pillars.

On the midrash / in context: Ohr HaChaim notes that Merari carries the heaviest structural elements; the physical weight corresponds to the foundational role of the Mishkan’s frame.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Merari’s burden of the boards and pillars is the structural foundation of the sanctuary on the march.