From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
What does Numbers 4:3 mean?
The middle-aged men of the tribe of Levi, all from thirty years old to fifty, were to be employed in the service of the tabernacle.
Key themes
Justice and mercyPilgrimageRebellionJudgment
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Keep this verse inside Numbers 4:1-4 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Related topics
Glossary
- Tabernacle Object
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(1. ) A house or dwelling-place ( Job 5:24 ; 18:6 , etc. ). (2. ) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24 ) containing the image of Moloch ( Amos 5:26 ; marg. and R. V., “Siccuth”). (3. ) The human body.