31. These are their duties as they work at the tent of meeting: They will carry the framework for the inner tent, the crossbars, posts, and sockets,
32. the posts for the surrounding courtyard, the bases, pegs, and ropes. They must take care of all this equipment. Tell each man by name the things he will carry.
33. This is what the Merarite families will do as they work at the tent of meeting. Ithamar, son of the priest Aaron, will be in charge of them.”
34. Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the community registered the Kohathites by their families and households.
35. They registered all the men between the ages of 30 and 50 who were qualified to work at the tent of meeting.
36. The total of those who were registered was 2,750. They were listed by families.