18. These were the names of the sons of Gershon, by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
19. The sons of Kohath, by their clans, were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
20. The sons of Merari, by their clans, were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites by their ancestral houses.
21. To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites.
22. Their enrollment, registering every male of a month or more, was seven thousand five hundred.
23. The clans of the Gershonites camped behind the tabernacle, to the west.
24. The leader of the ancestral house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph, son of Lael.
25. At the tent of meeting their responsibility was the tabernacle: the tent and its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the tent of meeting,
26. the hangings of the court, the curtain at the entrance of the court enclosing both the tabernacle and the altar, and the ropes—whatever pertained to their maintenance.
27. To Kohath belonged the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.
28. Their enrollment, registering every male of a month or more, was eight thousand three hundred. They were the ones who performed the duties of the sanctuary.
29. The clans of the Kohathites camped on the south side of the tabernacle.
30. And the leader of their ancestral house of the clan of the Kohathites was Elizaphan, son of Uzziel.
31. Their responsibility was the ark, the table, the menorah, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, the veil, and everything pertaining to their maintenance.
32. The chief of the leaders of the Levites, however, was Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest; he was in charge of those who performed the duties of the sanctuary.
33. To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these were the clans of Merari.
34. Their enrollment, registering every male of a month or more, was six thousand two hundred.
35. The leader of the ancestral house of the clans of Merari was Zuriel, son of Abihail. They camped at the north side of the tabernacle.