The Levites thirty years old or more were counted, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.
Numbers 8:24 - New International Version (Anglicised) ‘This applies to the Levites: men twenty-five years old or more shall come to take part in the work at the tent of meeting, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition This is what applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall go in to perform the work of the service of the Tent of Meeting, American Standard Version (1901) This is that which belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service in the work of the tent of meeting: Common English Bible This rule applies to the Levites: Everyone 25 years old and above will enter into service, performing the duties for the meeting tent. Catholic Public Domain Version "This is the law of the Levites: From twenty-five years and above, they shall enter to minister in the tabernacle of the covenant. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version This is the law of the Levites: From twenty-five years old and upwards, they shall go in to minister in the tabernacle of the covenant. |
The Levites thirty years old or more were counted, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.
And they distributed to the priests enrolled by their families in the genealogical records and likewise to the Levites twenty years old or more, according to their responsibilities and their divisions.
The Levites, however, are to set up their tents round the tabernacle of the covenant law so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelite community. The Levites are to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the covenant law.’
Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting,
but at the age of fifty, they must retire from their usual duties and work no longer.
Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk?
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well,
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.