Parallel Verses
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 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 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.
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,
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 Then the Lord spoke to Moses: 24 "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, 25 and at the age of fifty years they must retire from performing the work and may no longer work.
Cross References
Numbers 4:3
from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, all who enter the company to do the work in the tent of meeting.
1 Chronicles 23:3
The Levites who were thirty years old and up were counted; there were 38,000 men.
Numbers 4:23
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.
1 Chronicles 23:24-27
These were the descendants of Levi according to their families, that is, the leaders of families as counted and individually listed who carried out assigned tasks in the Lord's temple and were twenty years old and up.
1 Chronicles 28:12-13
He gave him the blueprints of all he envisioned for the courts of the Lord's temple, all the surrounding rooms, the storehouses of God's temple, and the storehouses for the holy items.
1 Corinthians 9:7
Who ever serves in the army at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not consume its milk?
2 Corinthians 10:4
for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments
1 Timothy 1:18
I put this charge before you, Timothy my child, in keeping with the prophecies once spoken about you, in order that with such encouragement you may fight the good fight.
1 Timothy 6:12
Compete well for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession for in the presence of many witnesses.
2 Timothy 2:3-5
Take your share of suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.