Numbers 3:33–37

The Numbering of Merari

3:33 From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were46 the families of Merari. 3:34 Those of them who were numbered, counting every male from a month old and upward, were 6,200. 3:35 Now the leader of the clan of the families of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail. These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.

3:36 The appointed responsibilities of the Merarites included the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, its posts, its sockets, its utensils, plus all the service connected with these things,47 3:37 and the pillars of the courtyard all around, with their sockets, their pegs, and their ropes.