Passage

The boards and their supports

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

³⁶The appointed duty of the sons of Merari shall be the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all its instruments, all its service,

Numbers 3:36World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The families of Merari are assigned the tabernacle's boards, bars, pillars, bases and their equipment.

To understand

Verse 35 names their leader and places their camp north of the tabernacle. Verse 37 continues their duties with the court's pillars, bases, pegs and cords.

A question

Which items in Merari's assignment hold other parts of the structure in place?