20. But if the Kohathites enter the Tent and see the priests preparing the sacred objects for moving, they will die.”
21. The Lord told Moses
22. to take a census of the Levite clan of Gershon by sub-clans and families,
23. and to register all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who were qualified to work in the Tent of the Lord's presence.
24. They shall be responsible for carrying the following objects:
25. the Tent, its inner cover, its outer cover, the fine leather cover on top of it, the curtain for the entrance,
26. the curtains and ropes for the court that is round the Tent and the altar, the curtains for the entrance of the court, and all the fittings used in setting up these objects. They shall perform all the tasks required for these things.
27. Moses and Aaron shall see to it that the Gershonites perform all the duties and carry everything that Aaron and his sons assign to them.
28. These are the responsibilities of the Gershon clan in the Tent; they shall carry them out under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
29. The Lord told Moses to take a census of the Levite clan of Merari by sub-clans and families,
30. and to register all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who were qualified to work in the Tent of the Lord's presence.