“This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:”
And from the age of fifty years they shall retire from the duty of the service and serve no more — at fifty, Levites retire from active service, having served approximately twenty-five years at full capacity. The retirement acknowledges that sanctuary service is physically demanding and that aging Levites may not maintain the required vigor. Retirement from 'duty' (tzava) does not imply complete separation from the sanctuary, only release from full service obligations.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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