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.
33. Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites. These are the families of Merari.
34. Those who were counted of them, according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.
35. The prince of the fathers’ house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They shall encamp on the north side of the tabernacle.