זֹ֖את אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַלְוִיִּ֑ם מִבֶּן֩ חָמֵ֨שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה יָבוֹא֙ לִצְבֹ֣א צָבָ֔א בַּעֲבֹדַ֖ת אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃
“Inilah ketentuan bagi orang-orang Lewi: sejak berumur dua puluh lima tahun ke atas, setiap orang Lewi harus datang untuk bergabung dalam barisan yang bertugas pada pelayanan Kemah Pertemuan.
That the Worse is wont to Attack the Better
[63] Nor was it to all the suppliants that it fell to become guardians of sacred things, but to such as obtained by lot the number 50, announcing release and complete freedom and return to their portions of old time. For we read “This is that which concerneth the Levites: from twenty and five years old shall he go in to do active service in the Tabernacle of witness; and from (the age of) fifty years shall he cease from the ministry, and shall work no more, but his brother shall minister. He shall keep watch, but shall not work” (Numb. 8:24–26).