3:25 And 1 the responsibilities of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting included the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the tent of meeting,
19:14 “‘This is the law: When a man dies 2 in a tent, anyone who comes into the tent and all who are in the tent will be ceremonially unclean seven days.
1 tn The disjunctive vav (ו) here introduces a new section, listing the various duties of the clan in the sanctuary. The Gershonites had a long tradition of service here. In the days of David Asaph and his family were prominent as musicians. Others in the clan controlled the Temple treasuries. But in the wilderness they had specific oversight concerning the tent structure, which included the holy place and the holy of holies.
2 tn The word order gives the classification and then the condition: “a man, when he dies….”