¹⁶ So Moses counted them, as he was commanded by the word of the Lord.

³⁷ This was the total of all those in the Kohathite clans^(A) who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.

³⁹ The total number of Levites counted^(A) at the Lord’s command by Moses and Aaron according to their clans, including every male a month old or more, was 22,000.^(B)

⁵ The Levitical priests shall step forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to minister and to pronounce blessings^(A) in the name of the Lord and to decide all cases of dispute and assault.^(B)

⁴⁹ At the Lord’s command through Moses, each was assigned his work and told what to carry.

Thus they were counted,^(A) as the Lord commanded Moses.

⁴⁵ This was the total of those in the Merarite clans.^(A) Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.

⁴¹ This was the total of those in the Gershonite clans who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command.

²⁷ All their service, whether carrying or doing other work, is to be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons.^(A) You shall assign to them as their responsibility^(B) all they are to carry.

⁵¹ Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, as he was commanded by the word of the Lord.

²¹ So the sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them carts,^(A) as Pharaoh had commanded, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.^(B)