King James Version

Numbers 8:25

And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:

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וּמִבֶּן֙umibenand from sonבֵּןconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and from son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […חֲמִשִּׁ֣יםchamishimfiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “fifty”, the ordinary formH2572fiftyfifty.שָׁנָ֔הshanahyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).יָשׁ֖וּבyashuvagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…מִצְּבָ֣אmitsvafrom armyצָבָאpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “from army”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).הָעֲבֹדָ֑הhaavodahthe workעֲבֹדָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the work”, the ordinary formH5656work of any kindact, bondage, [phrase] bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, [idiom] wrought.וְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יַעֲבֹ֖דyaavodkeep in bondageעָבַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “keep in bondage”, an unfinished actionH5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.[idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er)…עֽוֹדodagainעוֹדadverb — “again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and from the age of fifty years they shall return from the service of the work, and shall serve no more;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the work, and shall serve no more,

Young’s Literal Translation

and from a son of fifty years he doth return from the host of the service, and doth not serve any more,

World English Bible

and from the age of fifty years they shall retire from doing the work, and shall serve no more,

Darby Translation

And from fifty years old he shall retire from the labour of the service, and shall serve no more;

Douay-Rheims

And when they shall have accomplished the fiftieth year of their age, they shall cease to serve:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and from the age of fifty years they shall return from the service of the work, and shall serve no more;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And from fifty years old the Levite shall cease from the ministry, and shall not work any longer.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπὸ πεντηκονταετοῦς ἀποστήσεται ἀπὸ τῆς λειτουργίας, καὶ οὐκ ἐργᾶται ἔτι.