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Numbers 8:25

23 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

24 This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:

And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:

26 But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.

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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.

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BSB
But at the age of fifty, they must retire from performing the work and no longer serve.
KJV
And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:
WEB
and from the age of fifty years they shall retire from doing the work, and shall serve no more,
ASV
and from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the work, and shall serve no more,
DARBY
And from fifty years old he shall retire from the labour of the service, and shall serve no more;
BLB
And from a son of fifty years, they must cease from the host of the service, and shall not serve anymore.
ÅB
Men fra han er femti år gammel, skal han trede tilbake fra arbeidstjenesten og ikke arbeide mere.
OTB
Men når de er femti år, skal de trekke seg tilbake fra vanlig tjeneste og ikke lenger arbeide.
B1930
Men fra han er femti år gammel, skal han trede tilbake fra arbeidstjenesten og ikke arbeide mere.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Numbers 4:23

    From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

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  • 2 Timothy 4:7

    I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

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