English Standard Version
Numbers 4:3
3from thirty years old up to fifty years old, all who can come on duty, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
Numbers 4:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)From 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.
- New International Version (NIV)Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
- New King James Version (NKJV)from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the work in the tabernacle of meeting.
- New Living Translation (NLT)List all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who are eligible to serve in the Tabernacle.
Context of Numbers 4:3
1The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 2"Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their clans and their fathers' houses, from thirty years old up to fifty years old, all who can come on duty, to do the work in the tent of meeting. 4This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: the most holy things. 5When the camp is to set out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down the veil of the screen and cover the ark of the testimony with it.
Read all of Numbers 4Numbers 4:3 word by word
מִבֶּ֨ן שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה וְעַ֖ד בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה כָּל־בָּא֙ לַצָּבָ֔א לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת מְלָאכָ֖ה בְּאֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- From thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
- yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
- and upwardמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
- even until fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
- all that enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- into the hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · army: dutyH6635
- to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
- in the tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
- of the congregationמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150
Cross-references for Numbers 4:3
- Numbers 8:24"This applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall come to do duty in the service of the tent of meeting.
- Genesis 41:46Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.
- 1 Chronicles 23:3The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were numbered, and the total was 38,000 men.
- 1 Chronicles 28:12and the plan of all that he had in mind for the courts of the house of the Lord, all the surrounding chambers, the treasuries of the house of God, and the treasuries for dedicated gifts;
- Luke 3:23Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
- 1 Timothy 3:6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.
- 2 Kings 11:4But in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and brought the captains of the Carites and of the guards, and had them come to him in the house of the Lord. And he made a covenant with them and put them under oath in the house of the Lord, and he showed them the king's son.
- 2 Chronicles 23:1But in the seventh year Jehoiada took courage and entered into a covenant with the commanders of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri.
- 2 Corinthians 10:3For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh.
- Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
- 1 Timothy 1:18This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
- Numbers 3:7They shall keep guard over him and over the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, as they minister at the tabernacle.
- Numbers 16:9is it too small a thing for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do service in the tabernacle of the Lord and to stand before the congregation to minister to them,
- 1 Chronicles 6:48And their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
- 1 Chronicles 23:4"Twenty-four thousand of these," David said, "shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, 6,000 shall be officers and judges,
- 1 Timothy 3:1The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.
Commentaries on Numbers 4:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3From thirty years old - In Numbers 8:24, the Levites are ordered to enter on the service of the tabernacle at the age of twenty-five years; and in 1 Chronicles 23:24, they were ordered to commence that work at twenty years of age. How can these different times be reconciled? At the time of which Moses speaks here, the Levitical service was exceedingly severe, and consequently required men full grown, strong, and stout, to perform it; the age therefore of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Out of the 22,000 Levites, only men aged thirty to fifty could serve in the sanctuary (3:39). This was because they were most capable at this time of their lives. 4:34–49 lists 8,580 qualified males. This is the summary of this registration, another "numbering."Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-492-3. sons of Kohath, from thirty years old and upward--This age was specifically fixed (see on Nu 8:24) as the full maturity of bodily energy to perform the laborious duties assigned them in the wilderness, as well as of mental activity to assist in the management of the sacred services. And it was the period of life at which John the Baptist and Christ entered on their respective ministries. even unto fifty--The term prescribed for active duty was a…Read the comment
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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
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