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Numbers 4:30

New Century Version

Count the men from thirty to fifty years old, all who work at the Meeting Tent.

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Count the men from thirty to fifty years old, all who have a job to do in the Meeting Tent.

“Count the Merarite families and family groups.

Count the men from thirty to fifty years old, all who come to serve in the Meeting Tent.

It is their job to carry the following as they serve in the Meeting Tent: the frames of the Holy Tent, the crossbars, the posts, and bases,

“This command is for the Levites. Everyone twenty-five years old or older must come to the Meeting Tent, because they all have jobs to do there.

A soldier wants to please the enlisting officer, so no one serving in the army wastes time with everyday matters.