Num 3:14-39 | ESV | STEP | And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai , saying ,

Numbers 3:14-39

14 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 15 “List the sons of Levi, by fathers’ houses and by clans; ^aevery male from a month old and upward you shall list.” 16 So Moses listed them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded. 17 ^bAnd these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari. 18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: ^cLibni and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath by their clans: ^dAmram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 And the sons of Merari by their clans: ^eMahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their fathers’ houses.

21 To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites. 22 Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was ^{▼▼Hebrew their listing was} 7,500. 23 ^gThe clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west, 24 with Eliasaph, the son of Lael as chief of the fathers’ house of the Gershonites. 25 And the ^hguard duty of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved ⁱthe tabernacle, ^jthe tent with ^kits covering, ^lthe screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting, 26 ^mthe hangings of the court, ⁿthe screen for the door of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and ^oits cords—all the service connected with these.

27 To Kohath belonged the clan of the ^pAmramites and the clan of the Izharites and the clan of the Hebronites and the clan of the Uzzielites; these are the clans of the Kohathites. 28 According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, keeping guard over the sanctuary. 29 The clans of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle, 30 with ^qElizaphan the son of Uzziel as chief of the fathers’ house of the clans of the Kohathites. 31 And their guard duty involved ^rthe ark, ^sthe table, ^tthe lampstand, ^uthe altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and ^vthe screen; all the service connected with these. 32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the chiefs of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who kept guard over the sanctuary.

33 To Merari belonged the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these are the clans of Merari. 34 Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 6,200. 35 And the chief of the fathers’ house of the clans of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle. 36 ^wAnd the appointed guard duty of the sons of Merari involved the ^xframes of the tabernacle, ^ythe bars, ^zthe pillars, the bases, and all their accessories; all the service connected with these; 37 also ^aathe pillars around the court, with their bases and ^abpegs and ^accords.

38 Those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, ^adguarding the sanctuary itself, to protect ^{▼▼Hebrew guard} the people of Israel. And any outsider who came near was to be put to death. 39 All those listed among the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron listed at the commandment of the Lord, by clans, all the males from a month old and upward, were ^af22,000.