Numbers 4:39 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting,

◄ Numbers 4:39 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting,

English Standard Version
from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty for service in the tent of meeting—

New American Standard Bible
from thirty years and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered the service for work in the tent of meeting.

King James Bible
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
men from 30 years old to 50 years old, everyone who was qualified for work at the tent of meeting.

International Standard Version
from 30 to 50 years old; that is, everyone who entered the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting.

American Standard Version
from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting,

Douay-Rheims Bible
From thirty years old and upward, unto fifty years old, all that go in to minister in the tabernacle of the covenant:

Darby Bible Translation
from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that entered into the labour, for service in the tent of meeting,

Young's Literal Translation
from a son of thirty years and upward even unto a son of fifty years, every one who is going in to the host, for service in the tent of meeting,

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

4:34-49 God so ordered it, that though the Merarites were the fewest in number, yet they should have most able men among them; for whatever service God calls men to, he will furnish them for it, give strength in proportion to the work, and grace sufficient. The least of the tribes had many more able men than the Levites: those who engage in the service of this world, are many more than those devoted to the service of God. May our souls be wholly devoted to his service.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

34-49. Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites, &c.—This enumeration was made on a different principle from that which is recorded in the preceding chapter [Nu 3:15]. That was confined to the males from a month old and upward, while this was extended to all capable of service in the three classes of the Levitical tribe. In considering their relative numbers, the wisdom of Divine Providence appears in arranging that, whereas in the Kohathites and Gershonites, whose burdens were few and easier, there were but about a third part of them which were fit for service; the Merarites, whose burdens were more and heavier, had above one half of them fit for this work [Poole]. The small population of this tribe, so inferior to that of the other tribes, is attempted to be explained (see on [61]Nu 3:39).