KJV King James Version
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,
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Numbers 4:47
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
from thirty to fifty years old who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting.
WEB World English Bible
from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered in to do the work of service, and the work of bearing burdens in the Tent of Meeting,
ASV American Standard Version
from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered in to do the work of service, and the work of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting,
YLT Young’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 do the work of the service, even the service of burden in the tent of meeting,
Surrounding context — Numbers 4
44 Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred.
45 These [be] those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
46 All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
47 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,
48 Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore.
49 According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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מִבֶּ֨ןH1121 · benson: childשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyשָׁנָה֙H8141 · sha.nehyearוָמַ֔עְלָהH4605 · ma.alaboveוְעַ֖דH5704 · adtillבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםH2572 · cha.mish.shimfiftyשָׁנָ֑הH8141 · sha.nehyearכָּל־H3605 · kolallהַבָּ֗אH935 · boto come (in): comeלַעֲבֹ֨דH5647 · a.vadto serveעֲבֹדַ֧תH5656 · a.vo.dahserviceעֲבֹדָ֛הH5656 · a.vo.dahserviceוַעֲבֹדַ֥תH5656 · a.vo.dahserviceמַשָּׂ֖אH4853 · mas.saburdenבְּאֹ֥הֶלH168 · o.heltentמוֹעֵֽד׃H4150 · mo.edmeeting: time appointed
Cross-references
Romans 12:6-8Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of faith;1 Corinthians 12:4-31Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.Numbers 4:3From 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.1 Chronicles 23:27For by the last words of David the Levites [were] numbered from twenty years old and above:Numbers 4:23-24From 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.1 Chronicles 23:3Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.Numbers 4:30From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.Numbers 4:15And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear [it]: but they shall not touch [any] holy thing, lest they die. These [things are] the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.Numbers 4:37These [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.
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