9 But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites, because they were to carry on their shoulders the holy things, for which they were responsible.
9 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.
9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because they were charged with the service of the holy things that had to be carried on the shoulder.
9 Moses didn't give any to the Kohathites because they had to carry the holy things for which they were responsible on their shoulders.
9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because theirs was the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders.
9 But he gave none of the wagons or oxen to the Kohathite division, since they were required to carry the sacred objects of the Tabernacle on their shoulders.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 7:9
Commentary on Numbers 7:1-9
(Read Numbers 7:1-9)
The offering of the princes to the service of the tabernacle was not made till it was fully set up. Necessary observances must always take place of free-will offerings. The more any are advanced, the greater opportunity they have of serving God and their generation. No sooner was the tabernacle set up, than provision is made for the removal of it. Even when but just settled in the world, we must be preparing for changes and removes, especially for the great change.