Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Numbers 4:47 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Numbers 4:47 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 4 verse 47 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“From 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,”
Numbers 4:47 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 4:47
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old—The twenty-year service window (30-50) balanced physical prime with spiritual maturity. The dual description to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden (עֲבֹדַת עֲבֹדָה וַעֲבֹדַת מַשָּׂא, avodat avodah va'avodat massa) distinguishes sacred tasks from physical labor. In the tabernacle of the congregation (אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, ohel mo'ed, 'tent of meeting') grounds all service—both ministry and burden-bearing—in God's dwelling. Even carrying tent pegs was service 'in' God's presence. The age requirement appears again in 8:...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 4:47
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“if prophecy”
“but the same Spirit.”
“all who enter into the service”
“man by man”
“to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.”
“from twenty years old and upward.”
“everyone who enters on the service”
“all who served in the Tent of Meeting”