Cross Reference NUMBERS 7:8 AND FOUR WAGONS AND EIGHT OXEN HE GAVE UNTO THE SONS OF MERARI ACCORDING UNTO THEIR SERVICE UNDER THE HAND OF ITHAMAR THE SON OF AARON THE PRIEST

{Numbers 7:8} And four 702 wagons 5699 and eight 8083 oxen 1241 he gave 5414 z8804 unto the sons 1121 of Merari, 4847 according y6310 unto x6310 their service, 5656 under the hand 3027 of Ithamar 385 the son 1121 of Aaron 175 the priest. 3548

four wagons:
"And [under] the custodyª and chargeª of the sonsª of Merariª [shall be] the boardsª of the tabernacle,ª and the barsª thereof, and the pillarsª thereof, and the socketsª thereof, and all¹ the vesselsª thereof, and all¹ that servethª thereto, ... And the pillarsª of the courtª round about,ª and their sockets,ª and their pins,ª and their cords.ª" {Num 3:36-37} + "This¹ [is] the serviceª of the familiesª of the sonsª of Gershonª in the tabernacleª of the congregation:ª and their chargeª [shall be] under the handª of Ithamarª the sonª of Aaronª the priest.ª ... This¹ [is] the serviceª of the familiesª of the sonsª of Merari,ª according to all¹ their service,ª in the tabernacleª of the congregation,ª under the handª of Ithamarª the sonª of Aaronª the priest.ª" {Num 4:28-33}

the sons:
Though the Merarites were the most numerous, yet they had the greatest burden, namely, the boards, bars, pillars, and sockets, to carry ("And this¹ [is] the chargeª of their burden,ª according to all¹ their serviceª in the tabernacleª of the congregation;ª the boardsª of the tabernacle,ª and the barsª thereof, and the pillarsª thereof, and socketsª thereof, ... And the pillarsª of the courtª round about,ª and their sockets,ª and their pins,ª and their cords,ª with all¹ their instruments,ª and with all¹ their service:ª and by nameª ye shall reckonª °¹ the instrumentsª of the chargeª of their burden.ª" {Num 4:31-32} + "Even those that were numberedª ° of them, were¹ eightª thousandª and fiveª hundredª and fourscore.ª" {Num 4:48}). Therefore they had double the number of waggons to what the Gershonites had assigned them.

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