19. The sons of Kohath by their families were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20. The sons of Merari, by their families, are Mahli and Mushi. These then were the families of the Levites by their ancestral households.
21. To Gershon belonged the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimeites. These were the families of the Gershonites.
22. The number of every male one month old and upward who were counted was 7,500.
23. The Gershonites were to camp behind the Tabernacle on the west.
24. The prince of the ancestral house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
25. The duties of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting were the Tabernacle, the tent, its coverings, the curtain of the entrance of the Tent of Meeting,
26. the curtains of the courtyard, the screen of the entrance of the courtyard around the Tabernacle and altar, its ropes and all related to its use.
27. To Kohath belonged the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites. These were the Kohathite families.