20. The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi.These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.
21. Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites. These are the families of the Gershonites.
22. Those who were counted of them, according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward, even those who were counted of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
23. The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
24. Eliasaph the son of Lael shall be the prince of the fathers’ house of the Gershonites.
25. The duty of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting shall be the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,
26. the hangings of the court, the screen for the door of the court which is by the tabernacle and around the altar, and its cords for all of its service.
27. Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites. These are the families of the Kohathites.
28. According to the number of all the males from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand and six hundred keeping the requirements of the sanctuary.
29. The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the south side of the tabernacle.
30. The prince of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
31. Their duty shall be the ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, the screen, and all its service.
32. Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, with the oversight of those who keep the requirements of the sanctuary.