Numbers 3:23–38

^23vThe families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward. ²⁴And the leader of the father’s house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael. ^25wThe duties of the children of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting included ^xthe tabernacle, ^ythe tent with ^zits covering, ^athe screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting, ^26bthe screen for the door of the court, ^cthe hangings of the court which are around the tabernacle and the altar, and ^dtheir cords, according to all the work relating to them.

^27eFrom Kohath came the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites. ²⁸According to the number of all the males, from a month old and above, there were eight thousand ⁵six hundred ⁶keeping charge of the sanctuary. ^29fThe families of the children of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle. ³⁰And the leader of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of ^gUzziel. ^31hTheir duty included ⁱthe ark, ^jthe table, ^kthe lampstand, ^lthe altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, ^mthe screen, and all the work relating to them.

³²And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, with oversight of those who kept charge of the sanctuary.

³³From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari. ³⁴And those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above, were six thousand two hundred. ³⁵The leader of the fathers’ house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. ⁿThese were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle. ³⁶And ^othe appointed duty of the children of Merari included the boards of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, its utensils, all the work relating to them, ³⁷and the pillars of the court all around, with their sockets, their pegs, and their cords.

^38pMoreover those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tabernacle of meeting, were Moses, Aaron, and his sons, ^qkeeping charge of the sanctuary, ^rto meet the needs of the children of Israel; but ^sthe outsider who came near was to be put to death.