²¹ To Gershon^(A) belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites;^(B) these were the Gershonite clans. ²² The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 7,500. ²³ The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle.^{(C) 24} The leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael. ²⁵ At the tent of meeting the Gershonites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle^(D) and tent, its coverings,^(E) the curtain at the entrance^(F) to the tent of meeting,^{(G) 26} the curtains of the courtyard^(H), the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar,^(I) and the ropes^(J)—and everything^(K) related to their use.