Numbers 3:25-37
25And the aguard duty of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved bthe tabernacle, cthe tent with dits covering, ethe screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting, 26 fthe hangings of the court, gthe screen for the door of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and hits cords—all the service connected with these.27To Kohath belonged the clan of the iAmramites 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. 28According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, keeping guard over the sanctuary. 29The clans of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle, 30with jElizaphan the son of Uzziel as chief of the fathers’ house of the clans of the Kohathites. 31And their guard duty involved kthe ark, lthe table, mthe lampstand, nthe altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and othe screen; all the service connected with these. 32And 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.
33To Merari belonged the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these are the clans of Merari. 34Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 6,200. 35And 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 pAnd the appointed guard duty of the sons of Merari involved the qframes of the tabernacle, rthe bars, sthe pillars, the bases, and all their accessories; all the service connected with these; 37also tthe pillars around the court, with their bases and upegs and vcords.
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