Numbers 4:17-41
English Standard Version
Chapter 4
17The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 18"Let not the tribe of the clans of the Kohathites be destroyed from among the Levites, 19but deal thus with them, that they may live and not die when they come near to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint them each to his task and to his burden, 20but they shall not go in to look on the holy things even for a moment, lest they die."
21The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
22"Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers ' houses and by their clans.
23From thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall list them, all who can come to do duty, to do service in the tent of meeting.
24This is the service of the clans of the Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens:
25they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering of goatskin that is on top of it and the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting
26and the hangings of the court and the screen for the entrance of the gate of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords and all the equipment for their service. And they shall do all that needs to be done with regard to them.
27All the service of the sons of the Gershonites shall be at the command of Aaron and his sons, in all that they are to carry and in all that they have to do. And you shall assign to their charge all that they are to carry.
28This is the service of the clans of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, and their guard duty is to be under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
29"As for the sons of Merari, you shall list them by their clans and their fathers ' houses.
30From thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall list them, everyone who can come on duty, to do the service of the tent of meeting.
31And this is what they are charged to carry, as the whole of their service in the tent of meeting: the frames of the tabernacle, with its bars, pillars, and bases,
32and the pillars around the court with their bases, pegs, and cords, with all their equipment and all their accessories. And you shall list by name the objects that they are required to carry.
33This is the service of the clans of the sons of Merari, the whole of their service in the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest."
34And Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the congregation listed the sons of the Kohathites, by their clans and their fathers ' houses,
35from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty, for service in the tent of meeting;
36and those listed by clans were 2,750.
37This was the list of the clans of the Kohathites, all who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron listed according to the commandment of the Lord by Moses.
38Those listed of the sons of Gershon, by their clans and their fathers ' houses,
39from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty for service in the tent of meeting —
40those listed by their clans and their fathers ' houses were 2,630.
41This was the list of the clans of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron listed according to the commandment of the Lord.