26. And the hangings of the court, the curtain for the door of the court which is around the tabernacle and the altar, its cords, and all the service pertaining to them.
27. Of Kohath were the families of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites.
28. The number of all the males from a month old and upward totaled 8,600, attending to the duties of the sanctuary.
29. The families of the sons of Kohath were to encamp on the south side of the tabernacle,
30. The chief of the fathers' houses of the families of the Kohathites being Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
31. Their charge was to be the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen, and all the service having to do with these.
32. Eleazar son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, and have the oversight of those who had charge of the sanctuary.
33. Of Merari were the families of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these are the families of Merari.
34. Their number of all the males from a month old and upward totaled 6,200.
35. And the head of the fathers' houses of the families of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail; the Merarites were to encamp on the north side of the tabernacle.
36. And the appointed charge of the sons of Merari was the boards or frames of the tabernacle, and its bars, pillars, sockets or bases, and all the accessories or instruments of it, and all the work connected with them,
37. And the pillars of the surrounding court and their sockets or bases, with their pegs and their cords.