זֹ֖את אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַלְוִיִּ֑ם מִבֶּן֩ חָמֵ֨שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה יָבוֹא֙ לִצְבֹ֣א צָבָ֔א בַּעֲבֹדַ֖ת אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃
"Esta é a lei dos levitas: desde os 25 anos em diante entrarão no serviço obrigatório para trabalhar na Tenda do Encontro.
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).