15. "Count the Levites by their family groups. Count every male who is a month old or more."
16. So Moses counted them. He did just as the word of the Lord had commanded him.
17. The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
18. The major families from Gershon were Libni and Shimei.
19. The major families from Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
20. The major families from Merari were Mahli and Mushi. Those were the major families of the Levites.
21. The families of Libni and Shimei belonged to the family of Gershon.
22. All of the males who were a month old or more were counted. There were 7,500 of them.
23. The families of Gershon had to camp on the west side. They had to camp behind the holy tent.
24. The leader of the families of Gershon was Eliasaph, the son of Lael.