21. To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these are the clans of the Gershonites.
22. The ones counted according to the number of every male from one month and above were seven thousand five hundred.
23. The clans of the Gershonites will camp behind the tabernacle to the west,
24. and the leader of the family of the Gershonites is Eliasaph son of Lael.
25. And the responsibility of the descendants of Gershon in the tent of assembly is the tabernacle, and the tent covering it and the curtain of the doorway of the tent of the assembly,
26. and the hangings of the courtyard and the curtain of the doorway of the courtyard that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its ten cords, all of its use.
27. To Kohath belonged the clan of Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan of the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.
28. According to the number of every male from one month and above there were eight thousand six hundred keeping the responsibility of the sanctuary.
29. The clan of the descendants of Kohath will encamp on the side of the tabernacle to the south.
30. The leader of his family according to the clans of the Kohathites is Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
31. Their responsibility was the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altar, and the vessels of the sanctuary, with which they ministered, and the curtain, and all of its use.
32. The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest who had oversight of those keeping the responsibility of the sanctuary.
33. To Merari belonged the clan of Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these are the clans of Merari.
34. The ones counted according to the number of every male from one month and above were six thousand two hundred.
35. The leader of the family according to the clans of Merari is Zuriel son of Abihail; they will encamp of the side of the tabernacle to the north.
36. The responsibility of the sons of Merari was the supervision of the frames of the tabernacle, its bars, pillars, bases, and all its vessels and all its service,