SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:24
Esto en cuanto a los levitas de veinticinco años arriba, entrarán a militar milicia en el servicio del tabernáculo del testimonio.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Numbers 8:24
Verse 24. From twenty and five years old] See the note on "chap. iv. 3", where the two terms of twenty-five and thirty years are reconciled.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 24. This [is it] that [belongeth] unto the Levites , etc.] The fixed and settled time for their service, as is after related: from twenty and five years old and upward, they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation ; in ( Numbers 4:3); the time for the Levites entering on the work of the tabernacle is fixed to thirty years and upward, which Jarchi reconciles thus; at twenty five years old the Levite goes in to learn the rites of service, and he learns five years, and when thirty years of age he services; the same is observed by others f89 ; but what Aben Ezra proposes seems much better; at thirty years of age a Levite entered into the service of bearing and carrying burdens; and at twenty five years of age he entered into the service of the tent or tabernacle, where he was employed in lighter service, such as opening and shutting the doors of the sanctuary, keeping out strangers and unclean persons, and singing the songs of the sanctuary; but was not concerned till thirty years of age in carrying the vessels of the sanctuary on the shoulders, as the Kohathites; or in taking down and setting up the tabernacle, loading and unloading the wagons, as the Gershonites and Merarites; which is the business assigned unto them, and spoken of in ( Numbers 4:22-35), where the age of thirty years, and upward, is mentioned, as the time of their entrance on it, ( Numbers 4:23,30).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 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 wer called of God to it; nor was it enough that they were distinguishe from others. All who are employed for God, must be dedicated to him according to the employment. Christians must be baptized, minister must be ordained; we must first give ourselves unto the Lord, and the our services. The Levites must be cleansed. They must be clean tha bear the vessels of the Lord. Moses must sprinkle the water of purifying upon them. This signifies the application of the blood of Christ to our souls by faith, that we may be fit to serve the livin God. God declares his acceptance of them. All who expect to share in the privileges of the tabernacle, must resolve to do the service of the tabernacle. As, on the one hand, none of God's creatures are his necessary servants, he needs not the service of any of them; so non are merely honorary servants, to do nothing. All whom God owns, he employs; angels themselves have their services __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
זאת 2063 אשׁר 834 ללוים 3881 מבן 1121 חמשׁ 2568 ועשׂרים 6242 שׁנה 8141 ומעלה 4605 יבוא 935 לצבא 6633 צבא 6635 בעבדת 5656 אהל 168 מועד׃ 4150
