11. The Lord spoke to Moses:
12. I claim the Levites from the Israelites in place of all the oldest males who open an Israelite womb. The Levites are mine
13. because all the oldest males are mine. When I killed all the oldest males in the land of Egypt, I reserved for myself all the oldest males in Israel, both humans and animals. They are mine; I am the Lord.
14. The Lord spoke to Moses in the Sinai desert:
15. Enroll the Levites by their households and their clans. You will enroll all the males over one month old.
16. Moses enrolled them according to the Lord’s word as he was commanded.
17. These were Levi’s sons by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
18. These were the names of Gershon’s sons by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
19. Kohath’s sons by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20. Merari’s sons by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi by their households.
21. To Gershon belonged the clans of Libni and Shimei. These were the clans of the Gershonites.
22. Their enrollment, according to the number of males over one month old, was 7,500.
23. The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the dwelling on the west side.
24. The chief of the household of the Gershonites was Eliasaph, Lael’s son.