Numbers 4:21-33

21Then the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 22“TakeH5375 a 1censusH7218 of the sonsH1121 of GershonH1648 2alsoH1571, by their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, by their familiesH4940; 23from 3thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605 to fiftyH2572 yearsH8141 oldH1121 you shall 4countH6485 them: allH3605 who can enterH935 to performH6633 serviceH6635, to doH5647 the workH5656 in the tentH168 of meetingH4150. 24ThisH2088 is the serviceH5656 of the familiesH4940 of the GershonitesH1649, in servingH5647 and in carryingH4853: 25they shall carryH5375 5the curtainsH3407 of the tabernacleH4908 and the tentH168 of meetingH4150 with its coveringH4372 and 6the coveringH4372 of fineH8476 leatherH8476 that is on topH4605 of it, and the curtainH4539 for the entranceH6607 of the tentH168 of meetingH4150, 26and 7the curtainsH7050 of the courtyardH2691, the curtainH4539 for the entranceH6607 of the gateH8179 of the courtyardH2691 that is aroundH5439 the tabernacleH4908 and the altarH4196, and their ropesH4340 and allH3605 the equipmentH3627 for their serviceH5656; and everythingH3605 that is to be doneH6213 8by them, 9they shall performH5647. 27AllH3605 the serviceH5656 of the sonsH1121 of the GershonitesH1649, that is, allH3605 their loadsH4853 and allH3605 their workH5656, shall be performed at the 10commandH6310 of AaronH175 and his sonsH1121; and you shall assignH6485 to them as a dutyH4931 allH3605 their loadsH4853. 28ThisH2088 is the serviceH5656 of the familiesH4940 of the sonsH1121 of the GershonitesH1649 in the tentH168 of meetingH4150; and their dutiesH4931 shall be 11under the directionH3027 of IthamarH385 the sonH1121 of AaronH175 the priestH3548.

29“As for the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847, you shall countH6485 them by their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 householdsH1004; 30from 12thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, even to fiftyH2572 yearsH8141 oldH1121, you shall countH6485 them, everyoneH3605 who can enterH935 the serviceH6635 to doH5647 the workH5656 of the tentH168 of meetingH4150. 31Now thisH2088 is the dutyH4931 of their loadsH4853, for allH3605 their serviceH5656 in the tentH168 of meetingH4150: the boardsH7175 of the tabernacleH4908, its barsH1280, its pillarsH5982, and its basesH134, 32and the pillarsH5982 aroundH5439 the courtyardH2691 and their basesH134, their pegsH3489, and their ropesH4340, with allH3605 their equipmentH3627 and with allH3605 their serviceH5656; and you shall assignH6485 by namesH8034 of the men the itemsH3627 13that each is to carryH4853. 33ThisH2088 is the serviceH5656 of the familiesH4940 of the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847, according to allH3605 their serviceH5656 in the tentH168 of meetingH4150, 14under the directionH3027 of IthamarH385 the sonH1121 of AaronH175 the priestH3548.”