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Duties of the Sons of Kohath

1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
2 “Take a census of the sons of aKohath from among the children of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ house,  
3 afrom thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the work in the tabernacle of meeting.  
4 a“This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of meeting, relating to bthe most holy things:  
5 When the camp prepares to journey, Aaron and his sons shall come, and they shall take down athe covering veil and cover the bark of the Testimony with it.  
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Numbers 4:2-3

OF THE LEVITES' SERVICE. (Num. 4:1-49)

sons of Kohath, from thirty years old and upward—This age was specifically fixed (see on Numbers 8:24) as the full maturity of bodily energy to perform the laborious duties assigned them in the wilderness, as well as of mental activity to assist in the management of the sacred services. And it was the period of life at which John the Baptist and Christ entered on their respective ministries.

even unto fifty—The term prescribed for active duty was a period of twenty years, at the end of which they were exempted from the physical labors of the office, though still expected to attend in the tabernacle (Numbers 8:26).

all that enter into the host—so called from their number, the order and discipline maintained through their ranks, and their special duty as guards of the tabernacle. The Hebrew word, however, signifies also a station or office; and hence the passage may be rendered, "All that enter into the sacerdotal office" (Numbers 4:23).


 
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