Numbers 4:35
“From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:”
Numbers 4:35 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:
- DRADouay–Rheims
- From thirty years old and upward, unto fifty years old, all that go in to the ministry of the tabernacle of the covenant:
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting:
- DARBYDarby
- from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that entered into the labour, for service in the tent of meeting.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service, for work in the Tent of Meeting.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- from a son of thirty years and upward even unto a son of fifty years, every one who is going in to the host, for service in the tent of meeting,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- From thirty years old to fifty years old, every one who enters into the service for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Context: Numbers 4
33This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
34And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
35From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:
36And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.
37These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
About Numbers 4: The Duties of the Levites
The duties of the Kohathites, Merarites and Gershonites, the three divisions of the Levites, are outlined.
Commentary
In Numbers chapter 4, God instructs Moses to take a census of the Levites, who are the descendants of Levi, the third son of Jacob. The Levites are to be counted from the age of thirty to fifty, and are to be divided into four divisions: Gershon, Kohath, Merari, and Moses. Each division is to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle and its furnishings.