Num 4:27 | NET2full | STEP | “ All the service of the Gershonites , whether carrying loads or for any of their work , will be at the direction of Aaron and his sons . You will assign them all their tasks as their responsibility .

‏ Numbers 4:27

27 “All the service of the Gershonites, whether ^{▼▼tn The term “whether” is supplied to introduce the enumerated parts of the explanatory phrase.} carrying loads ^{▼▼tn Here again is the use of the noun “burden” in the sense of the loads they were to carry (see the use of carts in Num 7:7).} or for any of their work, will be at the direction of ^{▼▼tn The expression is literally “upon/at the mouth of” (עַל־פִּי, ʿal pi); it means that the work of these men would be under the direct orders of Aaron and his sons.} Aaron and his sons. You will assign them all their tasks ^{▼▼tn Or “burden.”} as their responsibility.