Numbers 4:21–28

The Gershonites

The Lord said to Moses, “Take a census also of the Gershonites by their families and clans. Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age^a who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.

“This is the service of the Gershonite clans in their carrying and their other work: They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle,^b that is, the tent of meeting,^c its covering^d and its outer covering of durable leather, the curtains for the entrance to the tent of meeting, the curtains of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar,^e the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard,^f the ropes and all the equipment^g used in the service of the tent. The Gershonites are to do all that needs to be done with these things. All their service, whether carrying or doing other work, is to be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons.^h You shall assign to them as their responsibilityⁱ all they are to carry. This is the service of the Gershonite clans^j at the tent of meeting. Their duties are to be under the direction of Ithamar^k son of Aaron, the priest.