Numbers 4:21-33

21Then the Lord spoke to Moses:

22“Also take a census of the Gershonites, by their clans and by their families.

23You must number them from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, all who enter the company to do the work of the tent of meeting.

24This is the service of the families of Gershonites, as they serve and carry it.

25They must carry the curtains for the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering, the covering of fine leather that is over it, the curtains for the entrance of the tent of meeting,

26the hangings for the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance of the gate of the court, which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes, along with all the furnishings for their service and everything that is made for them. So they are to serve.

27“All the service of the Gershonites, whether carrying loads or for any of their work, will be at the direction of Aaron and his sons. You will assign them all their tasks as their responsibility.

28This is the service of the families of the Gershonites concerning the tent of meeting. Their responsibilities will be under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

29“As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their families and by their clans.

30You must number them from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, all who enter the company to do the work of the tent of meeting.

31This is what they are responsible to carry as their entire service in the tent of meeting: the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, its posts, its sockets,

32and the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their sockets, tent pegs, and ropes, along with all their furnishings and everything for their service. You are to assign by names the items that each man is responsible to carry.

33This is the service of the families of the Merarites, their entire service concerning the tent of meeting, under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”