²⁵The Gershonites’ duties^e at the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,^f ²⁶the hangings of the courtyard, the screen for the entrance^g to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, and the tent ropes—all the work relating to these.

²⁷The Amramite clan, the Izharite clan, the Hebronite clan, and the Uzzielite clan came from Kohath; these were the Kohathites. ²⁸Counting every male one month old or more, there were 8,600^D responsible for the duties of the sanctuary. ²⁹The clans of the Kohathites camped on the south side of the tabernacle,^h ³⁰and the leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel. ³¹Their duties involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the sanctuary utensils that were used with these, and the screenⁱ—and all the work relating to them.^j ³²The chief of the Levite leaders was Eleazar^k son of Aaron the priest; he had oversight of those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

³³The Mahlite clan and the Mushite clan came from Merari; these were the Merarite clans. ³⁴Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 6,200. ³⁵The leader of the families of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they camped on the north side of the tabernacle.^l ³⁶The assigned duties of Merari’s descendants involved the tabernacle’s supports, crossbars, pillars, bases, all its equipment, and all the work related to these,^m ³⁷in addition to the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.

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Footnotes

D reads 8,300

Cross references

e Nm 4:24–26
f Ex 26:7,14,36–37; 35:11,15
g Ex 27:9–19; 35:17–18; 38:9–31
h Nm 2:10–16
i Ex 35:12
j Ex 25:10–27:21
k Ex 6:23–25; 28:1; Lv 10:6,12,16; Nm 3:2,4
l Nm 2:25–31
m Ex 35:1–13; Nm 4:31–32