25. They must carry the curtains of the holy Tent of Meeting. They must carry its covering and the outside covering of the hides of sea cows. They must carry the curtains that cover the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
26. They must carry the curtains of the courtyard. The courtyard is all around the holy tent and altar. They must carry the curtain for the entrance. They must carry the ropes. They must also carry all of the supplies that are used for any purpose in the tent. The men of Gershon must do everything that needs to be done with those things.
27. "All of their work must be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons. That includes carrying and everything else they do. Aaron and his sons must tell them what to carry. And that will be their work.
28. It is what the Gershon families must do at the Tent of Meeting. They must work under the direction of the priest Ithamar. He is the son of Aaron.
29. "Count the Merari families. Count them family by family.
30. Count all of the men who are from 30 to 50 years old. Those are the men who must come and serve at the Tent of Meeting.
31. "Here is the work they must do at the Tent of Meeting. They must carry the frames of the holy tent. They must carry its crossbars, posts and bases.
32. They must also carry the posts of the courtyard. The courtyard is all around the holy tent. And they must carry the bases for the posts as well as their tent stakes and ropes. They must also carry all of the supplies and everything that is connected with their use. Tell each man exactly what to carry.
33. That is the work the Merari families must do at the Tent of Meeting. They must work under the direction of the priest Ithamar. He is the son of Aaron."
34. Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the men of Kohath. They counted them family by family.
35. They counted all of the men who were from 30 to 50 years old. Those were the men who came and served at the Tent of Meeting.
36. There were 2,750 men. They were counted family by family.
37. That was the total of all of the men in the Kohath families who served at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them. They did just as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
38. The men of Gershon were counted family by family.
39. All of the men who were from 30 to 50 years old were counted. They were the men who came and served at the Tent of Meeting.
40. There were 2,630 men. They were counted family by family.
41. That was the total of the men in the Gershon families who served at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them. They did just as the Lord had commanded.
42. The men of Merari were counted family by family.
43. All of the men who were from 30 to 50 years old were counted. They were the men who came and served at the Tent of Meeting.
44. There were 3,200 men. They were counted family by family.
45. That was the total of the men in the Merari families. Moses and Aaron counted them. They did just as the Lord had commanded through Moses.