Numbers 3:32-38
New American Standard Bible
33Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari.
34Their numbered men in the counting of every male from a month old and upward: 6,200.
35And the leader of the fathers’ households of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to camp on the northward side of the tabernacle.
36Now the appointment of duties of the sons of Merari included the framework of the tabernacle, its bars, its pillars, its bases, all its equipment, and all the service concerning them,
37and the pillars around the courtyard with their bases, their pegs, and their ropes.
King James Version
Chapter 3
32And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary. 33Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari. 34And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred. 35And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward. 36And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto, 37And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords. 38But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.Christian Standard Bible
33The Mahlite clan and the Mushite clan came from Merari; these were the Merarite clans.
34Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 6,200.
35The leader of the families of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they camped on the north side of the tabernacle.
36The assigned duties of Merari's descendants involved the tabernacle's supports, crossbars, pillars, bases, all its equipment, and all the work related to these,
37in addition to the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.
New Living Translation
33The descendants of Merari were composed of the clans descended from Mahli and Mushi.
34There were 6,200 males one month old or older among these Merarite clans.
35They were assigned the area north of the Tabernacle for their camp. The leader of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail.
36These two clans were responsible for the care of the frames supporting the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the pillars, the bases, and all the equipment related to their use.
37They were also responsible for the posts of the courtyard and all their bases, pegs, and ropes.
English Standard Version
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.
36And the appointed guard duty of the sons of Merari involved the frames of the tabernacle, the bars, the pillars, the bases, and all their accessories; all the service connected with these;
37also the pillars around the court, with their bases and pegs and cords.
New International Version
33To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
34The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 6,200.
35The leader of the families of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
36The Merarites were appointed to take care of the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts, bases, all its equipment, and everything related to their use,
37as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs and ropes.
New King James Version
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. These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
36And the 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.