453 verses contain “Serve” (in the KJV: 309, in the BSB: 322) — showing 1–100
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And let them be for lights in the
firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
And let them
serve as lights in the
expanse of the sky to
shine upon the earth.” And it was so.
And he said unto
Abram, Know of a
surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall
serve them; and they shall
afflict them four hundred years;
Then the LORD said to
Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be
enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.
And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy
womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy
bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall
serve the younger.
and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your
womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will
serve the younger.”
And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s
venison, that my soul may
bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he
drank.
“
Serve me,” said Isaac, “and let me eat some of my son’s game, so that I may
bless you.” Jacob brought it to him, and he
ate; then he brought him wine, and he
drank.
Let people
serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee:
cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
May peoples
serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who
curse you be
cursed, and those who
bless you be blessed.”
And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
You shall live by the sword and
serve your brother. But when you
rebel, you will
tear his yoke from your neck.”
And
Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore
serve me for
nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
And Jacob loved
Rachel; and said, I will
serve thee seven years for
Rachel thy younger daughter.
Since Jacob loved
Rachel, he answered, “I will
serve you seven years for your younger daughter
Rachel.”
And Jacob
served seven years for
Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
So Jacob
served seven years for
Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.
And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to
Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I
serve with thee for
Rachel? wherefore then hast thou
beguiled me?
When morning came, there was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to
Laban. “Wasn’t it for
Rachel that I
served you? Why have you
deceived me?”
Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
Finish this week’s
celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.”
And he went in also unto
Rachel, and he loved also
Rachel more than Leah, and
served with him yet seven other years.
Jacob
slept with
Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved
Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for
Laban another seven years.
Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
Give me my wives and children for whom I have served you, that I may go on my way. You know how hard I have worked for you.”
And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
Then Jacob answered, “You know how I have
served you and how your
livestock have
thrived under my care.
And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
You know that I have served your father with all my strength.
Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times!
Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.
Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”
And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he
served him: and he made him
overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal
attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal
attendant. After they had been in
custody for some time,
And he washed his face, and went out, and
refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his
composure, he said, “
Serve the meal.”
And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an
abomination unto the Egyptians.
They separately
served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They
ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was
detestable to them.
And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s
mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they
drank, and were
merry with him.
When the portions were
served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and
drank freely with Joseph.
And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
And they made their lives bitter with hard
bondage, in
morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them
serve, was with rigour.
and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a
token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall
serve God upon this mountain.
“I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”
And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may
serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will
slay thy son, even thy
firstborn.
and I told you to let My son go so that he may worship Me. But since you have refused to let him go, behold, I will kill your
firstborn son!’”
And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.
Then say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me in the wilderness. But you have not
listened until now.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, and when Pharaoh goes out to the water, stand before him and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, stand before Pharaoh, and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long
wilt thou refuse to humble
thyself before me? let my people go, that they may
serve me.
So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble
yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
And Pharaoh’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a
snare unto us? let the men go, that they may
serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
Pharaoh’s officials asked him, “How long will this man be a
snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the LORD their God. Do you not yet
realize that Egypt is in ruins?”
And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God: but who are they that shall go?
So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. “Go, worship the LORD your God,” he said. “But who exactly will be going?”
Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.
No, only the men may go and worship the LORD, since that is what you have been requesting.” And Moses and Aaron were driven from Pharaoh’s presence.
And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you.
Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, worship the LORD. Even your little ones may go with you; only your flocks and herds must stay behind.”
Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an
hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to
serve the LORD our God; and we know not with what we must
serve the LORD, until we come thither.
Even our
livestock must go with us; not a
hoof will be left behind, for we will need some of them to worship the LORD our God, and we will not know how we are to worship the LORD until we arrive.”
And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.
Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested.
And it shall be for a
token upon thine hand, and for
frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.
So it shall
serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your
forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”
Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”
Thou shalt not bow down
thyself to them, nor
serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a
jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that
hate me;
You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a
jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who
hate Me,
If thou
buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall
serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
If you
buy a Hebrew servant, he is to
serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.
Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.
then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or
doorpost and
pierce his ear with an
awl. Then he shall
serve his master for life.
Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.
You must not bow down to their gods or
serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to
demolish them and
smash their sacred stones to pieces.
And ye shall
serve the LORD your God, and he shall
bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.
So you shall
serve the LORD your God, and He will
bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.
They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou
serve their gods, it will surely be a
snare unto thee.
They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you
serve their gods, it will surely be a
snare to you.”
Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the
staves to bear the table.
The rings are to be close to the
rim, to
serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. These will serve as the two corners.
And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office, even Aaron,
Nadab and
Abihu,
Eleazar and
Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.
“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons
Nadab,
Abihu,
Eleazar, and
Ithamar, to
serve Me as priests.
And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments to
consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
You are to
instruct all the skilled
craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s
consecration, so that he may
serve Me as priest.
And these are the garments which they shall make; a
breastplate, and an
ephod, and a
robe, and a
broidered coat, a
mitre, and a
girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an
ephod, a
robe, a
woven tunic, a
turban, and a
sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may
serve Me as priests.
And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt
anoint them, and
consecrate them, and
sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons,
anoint them,
ordain them, and
consecrate them so that they may
serve Me as priests.
And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to
hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest’s office: Take one young
bullock, and two rams without
blemish,
“Now this is what you are to do to
consecrate Aaron and his sons to
serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without
blemish,
And I will
sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will
sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest’s office.
So I will
consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and I will
consecrate Aaron and his sons to
serve Me as priests.
And thou shalt take the
atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt
appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a
memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an
atonement for your souls.
Take the
atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the Tent of Meeting. It will
serve as a
memorial for the Israelites before the LORD to make
atonement for your lives.”
And thou shalt
anoint Aaron and his sons, and
consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office,
as well as the
woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to
serve as priests,
The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office.
and the
woven garments for ministering in the holy place—both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to
serve as priests.”
Over against the border were the rings, the places for the
staves to bear the table.
The rings were placed close to the
rim, to
serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
And he made the
laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women
assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
The cloths of service to do service in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons’ garments, to minister in the priest’s office.
and the
woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to
serve as priests.
And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and
anoint him, and
sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
And you are to
clothe Aaron with the holy garments,
anoint him, and
consecrate him, so that he may
serve Me as a priest.
And thou shalt
anoint them, as thou
didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office: for their
anointing shall surely be an
everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.
Anoint them just as you
anointed their father, so that they may also
serve Me as priests. Their
anointing will
qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations.”
This is the portion of the
anointing of Aaron, and of the
anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the LORD in the priest’s office;
This is the portion of the offerings made by fire to the LORD for Aaron and his sons since the day they were presented to serve the LORD as priests.
And thou shalt put pure
frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a
memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
And you are to place pure
frankincense near each row, so that it may
serve as a
memorial portion for the bread, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.
and for your
livestock and the wild animals in your land. All its growth may
serve as food.
And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be
waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not
compel him to
serve as a
bondservant:
If a
countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.
But as an
hired servant, and as a
sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall
serve thee unto the year of jubile:
Let him stay with you as a
hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of
Jubilee.
From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.
You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—
everyone who can
serve in Israel’s army.
And the children of
Reuben, Israel’s eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
From the sons of
Reuben, the
firstborn of Israel, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could
serve in the army,
Of the children of
Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
From the sons of
Simeon, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could
serve in the army,
Of the children of
Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
From the sons of
Gad, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could
serve in the army,
Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
From the sons of Judah, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
Of the children of
Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
From the sons of
Issachar, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could
serve in the army,
Of the children of
Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
From the sons of
Zebulun, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could
serve in the army,
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.
From the sons of Ephraim, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army, those registered to the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.
Of the children of
Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
And from the sons of
Manasseh, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could
serve in the army,
Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
From the sons of Benjamin, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
Of the children of
Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
From the sons of
Dan, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could
serve in the army,
Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
From the sons of Asher, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
Of the children of
Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
From the sons of
Naphtali, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could
serve in the army,
So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;
So all the Israelites twenty years of age or older who could serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were
anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.
These were Aaron’s sons, the
anointed priests, who were ordained to
serve as priests.
And
Nadab and
Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of
Sinai, and they had no children: and
Eleazar and
Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the sight of Aaron their father.
Nadab and
Abihu, however, died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of
Sinai. And since they had no sons, only
Eleazar and
Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
And under the
custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that
serveth thereto,
The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames, crossbars, posts, bases, and all its
equipment—all the service for these items,
From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
men from thirty to fifty years old—
everyone who is qualified to
serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof,
wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers skins, and put to the
staves of it.
and place on it all the vessels used to
serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and
sprinkling bowls—all the
equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and
insert the poles.
From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
from thirty to fifty years old, counting
everyone who comes to
serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:
This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport:
And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.
the curtains of the
courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the
courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the
equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items.
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.
from thirty to fifty years old, counting
everyone who comes to
serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting.
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:
everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to
serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
These were counted from the Kohathite clans,
everyone who could
serve at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron numbered them according to the command of the LORD through Moses.
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to
serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD.
These were counted from the Gershonite clans who served at the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the LORD’s command.
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to
serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt
cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.
After you have
cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to
serve at the Tent of Meeting.
And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:
But at the age of fifty, they must retire from performing the work and no longer serve.