16. Moses enrolled them according to the Lord’s word as he was commanded.
17. These were Levi’s sons by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
18. These were the names of Gershon’s sons by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
19. Kohath’s sons by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20. Merari’s sons by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi by their households.
21. To Gershon belonged the clans of Libni and Shimei. These were the clans of the Gershonites.
22. Their enrollment, according to the number of males over one month old, was 7,500.
23. The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the dwelling on the west side.
24. The chief of the household of the Gershonites was Eliasaph, Lael’s son.
25. In the dwelling, the Gershonites were responsible for the meeting tent, the tent with its covering, the screen for the entrance of the meeting tent,
26. the curtains of the courtyard, the screen for the entrance of the courtyard surrounding the meeting tent and the altar, and its cords—all these structures.