Numbers 4:47
What does Numbers 4:47 mean?
A plain-English look at Numbers 4:47 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered in to do the work of service, and the work of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting,
KJV
King James Version · 1611From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered in to do the work of service, and the work of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Those from thirty to fifty years old who were able to do the work of the Tent of meeting and of its transport,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862from a son of thirty years and upward even unto a son of fifty years, every one who is going in to do the work of the service, even the service of burden in the tent of meeting,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752From thirty years old and upward, until fifty years old, that go into the ministry of the tabernacle, and to carry the burdens,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that came to serve [in] the work of the service, and [in] the work of carrying, in the tent of meeting,
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 4:15
And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp is set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting.
- Numbers 4:3
from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
- 1 Chronicles 23:27
For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.
- Numbers 4:37
These are they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.
- Numbers 4:23
from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to wait upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
- Romans 12:6
And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;
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