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Numbers 8:24–25

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24“This is what is for the Levites: those twenty-five years oldf and above willg come to help with the service in the work of the tent of assembly; 25and those fifty years oldh willi return from the service of the work and will serve no longer.

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Footnotes

  1. fLiterally “from a son of twenty-five years”
  2. gHebrew “and he will”
  3. hLiterally “from a son of fifty years”
  4. iHebrew “he will”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“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. And from the age of fifty years they shall withdraw from the duty of the service and serve no more.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years old or more shall come to take part in the work at the tent of meeting, but at the age of fifty, they must retire from their regular service and work no longer.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“In regard to the Levites: From twenty-five years old or more, a man enters the service in the work at the tent of meeting. But at fifty years old he is to retire from his service in the work and no longer serve.

NLTNew Living Translation

“This is the rule the Levites must follow: They must begin serving in the Tabernacle at the age of twenty-five, and they must retire at the age of fifty.

KJV 1900King 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: And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more: