Numbers 4:3
1 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
2 “Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families,
men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
4 This service of the Kohathites at the Tent of Meeting regards the most holy things.
5 Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- KJV
- From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
- WEB
- from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all who enter into the service to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.
- ASV
- from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
- DARBY
- from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, all that enter into the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
- BLB
- from a son of thirty years and above, and to a son of fifty years, all who enter the service to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.
- ÅB
- fra trettiårsalderen og oppover inntil femtiårsalderen, over alle som skal trede inn i tjenesten og utføre arbeid ved sammenkomstens telt!
- OTB
- Tell alle menn fra tretti til femti år gamle som er kvalifisert til å tjene i arbeidet ved sammenkomstens telt.
- B1930
- fra trettiårsalderen og opover inntil femtiårsalderen, over alle som skal trede inn i tjenesten og utføre arbeid ved sammenkomstens telt!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 4:23
from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
Read in contextEphesians 6:10–18
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
Read in contextNumbers 8:24–26
“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
Read in contextLuke 3:23
Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
Read in context1 Chronicles 23:3–5
The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.
Read in context1 Chronicles 23:24–32
These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.
Read in context2 Kings 11:4–12
Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son
Read in context1 Chronicles 6:48
Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God.
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