The Gershonites

²¹ The Lord said to Moses, ²² “Take a census also of the Gershonites by their families and clans. ²³ Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age^(A) who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.

²⁴ “This is the service of the Gershonite clans in their carrying and their other work: ²⁵ They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle,^(B) that is, the tent of meeting,^(C) its covering^(D) and its outer covering of durable leather, the curtains for the entrance to the tent of meeting, ²⁶ the curtains of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar,^(E) the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard,^(F) the ropes and all the equipment^(G) used in the service of the tent. The Gershonites are to do all that needs to be done with these things. ²⁷ All their service, whether carrying or doing other work, is to be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons.^(H) You shall assign to them as their responsibility^(I) all they are to carry. ²⁸ This is the service of the Gershonite clans^(J) at the tent of meeting. Their duties are to be under the direction of Ithamar^(K) son of Aaron, the priest.