Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
This is that which pertains to the Levites. From twenty-five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
New American Standard Bible
“This is what applies to the Levites: from
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
“In regard to the Levites: From 25 years old or more, a man enters the service in the work at the tent of meeting.
International Standard Version
"Now regarding a descendant of Levi who is 25 years and above, he is to enter work in the service at the appointed place of meeting,
A Conservative Version
This is that which belongs to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service in the work of the tent of meeting.
American Standard Version
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:
Amplified
“This is what applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall enter to perform service in the work of the Tent of Meeting,
Bible in Basic English
This is the rule for the Levites: those of twenty-five years old and over are to go in and do the work of the Tent of meeting;
Darby Translation
This is that which concerneth the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward shall he come to labour in the work of the service of the tent of meeting.
Julia Smith Translation
This is that to the Levites: from the son of five and twenty years and above, and he came in to war the warfare in serving the tent of appointment
King James 2000
This is what pertains to the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of meeting:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"This [is] what is for the Levites: {those twenty-five years old} and above will come to help [with the] service in the work of the tent of assembly;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"This shall be the manner of the Levites: from twenty five years upward they shall go in to wait upon the service in the tabernacle of witness,
NET Bible
"This is what pertains to the Levites: At the age of twenty-five years and upward one may begin to join the company in the work of the tent of meeting,
New Heart English Bible
"This is that which belongs to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall go in to wait on the service in the work of the Tent of Meeting;
The Emphasized Bible
This is what concerneth the Levites, - from twenty-five years old and upwards, shall they enter to take rank in the host, for doing the laborious work of the tent of meeting;
Webster
This is it that belongeth to 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:
World English Bible
"This is that which belongs to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall go in to wait on the service in the work of the Tent of Meeting;
Youngs Literal Translation
This is that which is the Levites': from a son of five and twenty years and upward he doth go in to serve the host in the service of the tent of meeting,
Themes
Levites » Age of » When inducted into office
the Levites » Entered on their service at twenty-five years of age
Tabernacle » the Levites » Appointed over, and had charge of
Interlinear
Shaneh (in pl. only),
Ma`al
`abodah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 8:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moses Consecrates The Levites
23 And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying, 24 This is that which pertains to the Levites. From twenty-five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 25 And from the age of fifty years they shall stop waiting upon the service, and shall serve no more.
Cross References
Numbers 4:3
from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years, all that enter into the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
1 Chronicles 23:3
And the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward. And their number by their heads, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
Numbers 4:23
From thirty years old and upward to fifty years old you shall number them, all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
1 Chronicles 23:24-27
These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers, the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their heads, the ones who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from the age of twenty years and upward.
1 Chronicles 28:12-13
and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of Jehovah, and of all the rooms all around the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the holy things;
1 Corinthians 9:7
Who serves as a soldier at his own wages at any time? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock and does not partake of the milk of the flock?
2 Corinthians 10:4
For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,
1 Timothy 1:18
This charge I commit to you, my son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before about you, in order that you might war a good warfare by them,
1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on eternal life, to which you are also called and have professed a good profession before many witnesses.
2 Timothy 2:3-5
Therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.