מִבֶּ֨ן שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה וְעַ֖ד בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה כָּל־בָּא֙ לַצָּבָ֔א לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת מְלָאכָ֖ה בְּאֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃
dari yang berumur tiga puluh tahun ke atas sampai yang berumur lima puluh tahun, yaitu setiap orang yang masuk dinas untuk melakukan pekerjaan di Kemah Pertemuan.
Meshekh Chokhmah
To perform service. The Torah does not use the language of melachah (creative activity prohibited on Shabbos) regarding the sons of Gershon and Merori, as it does here, because they carried using wagons and animals, which is only mechameir (guiding an animal), and not a melachah. On Shabbos it would only be liable for lashes. The sons of Kehos, however, carried on their shoulders, which is a hotza’ah (carrying), an important and complete melachah.