Numbers 8:25
And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:
Numbers 8:25 in other translations
| BSB | But at the age of fifty, they must retire from performing the work and no longer serve. |
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| WEB | and from the age of fifty years they shall retire from doing the work, and shall serve no more, |
| ASV | and from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the work, and shall serve no more, |
| YLT | and from a son of fifty years he doth return from the host of the service, and doth not serve any more, |
| DARBY | And from fifty years old he shall retire from the labour of the service, and shall serve no more; |
| BBE | But after they are fifty years old, they are to give up their work and do no more; |
| Webster | And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service of it, and shall serve no more: |
What does Numbers 8:25 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 8:5-26
Here we have directions for the solemn ordination of the Levites. All Israel must know that they took not this honour to themselves, but were called of God to it; nor was it enough that they were distinguished from others. All who are employed for God, must be dedicated to him, according to the employment. Christians must be baptized, ministers must be ordained; we must first give ourselves unto the Lord, and then…
Numbers 8:25 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 8:25
- Numbers 4:23
From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
- 2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
4:23; 2Ti 4:7The Levites, above fifty years of age, might superintend and assist their junior brethren in the ordinary offices, and give them and the people counsel and instruction; but they were exempted from carrying the tabernacle and from other laborious services. It is remarkable, that no law was made concerning the age at which the priests should begin to officiate, and though various blemishes disqualified them for the service of the sanctuary, yet they continued their ministrations till death, if capable. On the other hand, nothing is said concerning any bodily defects or blemishes disqualifying the Levites; but the time of their service is expressly settled. Their work was far more laborious than that of the priests; it is therefore likely that the priests would not begin very early to officiate; and the wisdom and experience of age would increase, rather than diminish, their fitness for the sacred duties of their office.
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Context
- Numbers 8:24
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:
- Numbers 8:25
And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:
- Numbers 8:26
But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.
Numbers 8:25 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas desde los cincuenta años volverán del oficio de su ministerio, y nunca más servirán: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et depuis l’âge de 50 ans, il se retirera du labeur du service, et ne servira plus; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Aber von fünfzig Jahren an soll er aus der Arbeit des Dienstes austreten und nicht mehr dienen; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque quinquagesimum annum ætatis impleverint, servire cessabunt, |