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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Numbers 4:23

from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gershon;   Levites;   Tabernacle;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Levites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Tabernacle;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Ithamar;   Levites;   Numbers, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gershon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ithamar;   Moses;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Badgers' Skins;   Gershon, Gershonites ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Table;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Koliath;   Tabernacle;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ith'amar;   Le'vites;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Bless;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ithamar;   Majority;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shall you number them; all who enter in to wait on the service, to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
from those twenty years old and above until fifty years old; you will muster them, all who come to help to do the work of the tent of assembly.
New Century Version
Count the men from thirty to fifty years old, all who have a job to do in the Meeting Tent.
New English Translation
You must number them from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, all who enter the company to do the work of the tent of meeting.
Amplified Bible
"From thirty years and upward to fifty years old, you shall number them; all who enter for service to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.
New American Standard Bible
from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old you shall count them: all who can enter to perform service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
Geneva Bible (1587)
From thirtie yere old and aboue, vntil fiftie yere old shalt thou nomber them, al that enter into the assemblie for to do seruice in the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
Legacy Standard Bible
from thirty years and upward to fifty years old, you shall number them; all who enter to perform the duty of performing the service in the tent of meeting.
Complete Jewish Bible
count all those between thirty and fifty years old, all who will enter the corps doing the work of serving in the tent of meeting.
Darby Translation
From thirty years old and upward to fifty years old shalt thou number them; every one that cometh to labour in the work, to perform the service in the tent of meeting.
Easy-to-Read Version
Count all the men who are from 30 to 50 years old who come to serve. These men will have the job of caring for the Meeting Tent.
English Standard Version
From thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall list them, all who can come to do duty, to do service in the tent of meeting.
George Lamsa Translation
From thirty years old and up until fifty years old you shall number them; all who are able-bodied to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
Register men from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone who is qualified to perform service, to do work at the tent of meeting.
Literal Translation
from a son of thirty years and upward, you shall number them, until a son of fifty years, all that enter to wait on the service, to serve in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
from thirtye yeare & aboue, vntyll fiftye yeare, & appoynte them all yt are mete for the warre, to haue an office in the Tabernacle of wytnesse.
American Standard Version
from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to wait upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
Bible in Basic English
All those from thirty to fifty years old who are able to do the work of the Tent of meeting.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
From thirtie yeres olde, and aboue, vntill fiftie yeres, shalt thou number them, al that enter into the assemblie for to do seruice in the tabernacle of the congregation.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them: all that enter in to wait upon the service, to do service in the tent of meeting.
King James Version (1611)
From thirtie yeeres old and vpward, vntill fiftie yeeres old shalt thou number them: all that enter in to performe the seruice, to doe the worke in the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Take the number of them from five and twenty years old and upwards until the age of fifty, every one that goes in to minister, to do his business in the tabernacle of witness.
English Revised Version
from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to wait upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
fro thretti yeer and aboue `til to fifti yeer alle that entren and mynystren in the tabernacle of boond of pees.
Young's Literal Translation
from a son of thirty years and upward, till a son of fifty years thou dost number them, every one who is going in to serve the host, to do the service in the tent of meeting.
Update Bible Version
from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old, you shall number them; all that enter in to wait on the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
World English Bible
from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shall you number them; all who enter in to wait on the service, to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.
New King James Version
From thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, you shall number them, all who enter to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of meeting.
New Living Translation
List all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who are eligible to serve in the Tabernacle.
New Life Bible
Number those who are thirty years old and older, to fifty years old, all who go in to do the work in the meeting tent.
New Revised Standard
from thirty years old up to fifty years old you shall enroll them, all who qualify to do work in the tent of meeting.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
from thirty years old and upwards even to fifty years, shalt thou number them, - All that may enter to take rank in the host, to do laborious work in the tent of meeting.
Douay-Rheims Bible
From thirty years old and upward, unto fifty years old. Number them all that go in and minister in the tabernacle of the covenant.
Revised Standard Version
from thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall number them, all who can enter for service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
from thirty years and upward to fifty years old, you shall number them; all who enter to perform the service to do the work in the tent of meeting.

Contextual Overview

21And the LORD said to Moses, 22"Take a census of the Gershonites as well, by their families and their clans, 23from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.24This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport: 25They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, 26the curtains of the courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items. 27All the service of the Gershonites-all their transport duties and other work-is to be done at the direction of Aaron and his sons; you are to assign to them all that they are responsible to carry. 28This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the Tent of Meeting, and their duties shall be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. 29As for the sons of Merari, you are to register them by their clans and families, 30from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thirty years: Numbers 4:3

to perform the service: Heb. to war the warfare, Numbers 4:3, Isaiah 63:1-4, Romans 7:14-24, 1 Corinthians 9:7, 2 Corinthians 6:7, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Ephesians 6:10-19, Galatians 5:17, Galatians 5:24, 1 Timothy 1:18, 2 Timothy 2:3, 2 Timothy 2:4, 2 Timothy 4:7

Reciprocal: Numbers 4:30 - service Numbers 4:35 - General Numbers 4:47 - From thirty Numbers 8:24 - from twenty Numbers 8:25 - cease waiting upon the service thereof 1 Chronicles 23:3 - the Levites

Cross-References

Exodus 20:13
You shall not murder.
Leviticus 19:18
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
Numbers 23:18
Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: "Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
Judges 9:7
When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: "Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

From thirty years old and upward, until fifty years old,

shalt thou number them,.... Take an account how many there are of that age, and so fit for service a; :-;

to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation; as the rest of the Levites; see Numbers 4:3;

a לצבא צבא "ad militandum militiam", Montanus, Drusius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

enter in to perform the service - literally, as in the margin, “to war the warfare,” or, as the same phrase in part is rendered, Numbers 4:3, “enter into the host to do the work.” The language is military. The service of God is a sacred warfare (Numbers 8:24-25 marginal reading).


 
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