Numbers 4:35

Numbers 4:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting,
• English Standard Version (ESV)from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty, for service in the tent of meeting;
• New King James Version (NKJV)from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tabernacle of meeting;

Context of Numbers 4:35

33This is the service of the Merarite clans according to all their work at the Tent of Meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.” 34So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the Kohathites by their clans and families, everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting. 36And those numbered by their clans totaled 2,750. 37These were counted from the Kohathite clans, everyone who could serve at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron numbered them according to the command of the LORD through Moses.

Numbers 4:35 word by word

מִבֶּ֨ן שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה וְעַ֖ד בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה כָּל־הַבָּא֙ לַצָּבָ֔א לַעֲבֹדָ֖ה בְּאֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃Read the interlinear

• everyoneכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• from thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• ·שָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• ·בֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• ·מַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• toעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• who cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to serveצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · army: dutyH6635
• in the workעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: ministryH5656
• at the Tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of Meetingמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150

Cross-references for Numbers 4:35

• Numbers 4:3men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
• Numbers 8:24“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
• 1 Chronicles 23:3The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.
• 1 Chronicles 28:13for the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of service in the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD:
• Luke 3:23Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
• 1 Timothy 3:6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.

Commentaries on Numbers 4:35

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-49Verses 34-49 God so ordered it, that though the Merarites were the fewest in number, yet they should have most able men among them; for whatever service God calls men to, he will furnish them for it, give strength in proportion to the work, and grace sufficient. The least of the tribes had many more able men than the Levites: those who engage in the service of this world, are many more than those devoted to the service of God. May our souls be wholly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-49The numbering and recording the Levites' names and ensuring each man understood his task was crucial. This helped properly organize Israel for travel and camping and protected the Tent of Meeting.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-4934-49. Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites, &c.--This enumeration was made on a different principle from that which is recorded in the preceding chapter [Nu 3:15]. That was confined to the males from a month old and upward, while this was extended to all capable of service in the three classes of the Levitical tribe. In considering their relative numbers, the wisdom of Divine Providence appears in…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 4:35

• Levites

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• Appoint
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• Apocrypha
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Commentaries on Numbers 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings