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21 The descendants of Gershon were composed of the clans descended from Libni and Shimei. 22 There were 7,500 males one month old or older among these Gershonite clans. 23 They were assigned the area to the west of the Tabernacle for their camp. 24 The leader of the Gershonite clans was Eliasaph son of Lael. 25 These two clans were responsible to care for the Tabernacle, including the sacred tent with its layers of coverings, the curtain at its entrance, 26 the curtains of the courtyard that surrounded the Tabernacle and altar, the curtain at the courtyard entrance, the ropes, and all the equipment related to their use.

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21 To Gershon belonged[a] the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these are the clans of the Gershonites. 22 The ones counted[b] according to the number of every male from one month[c] and above were seven thousand five hundred. 23 The clans of the Gershonites will camp behind the tabernacle to the west, 24 and the leader of the family[d] of the Gershonites is Eliasaph son of Lael. 25 And the responsibility of the descendants of Gershon in the tent of assembly is the tabernacle, and the tent covering it and the curtain of the doorway of the tent of the assembly, 26 and the hangings of the courtyard and the curtain of the doorway of the courtyard that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its ten cords, all of its use.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 3:21 Literally “To Gershon was”
  2. Numbers 3:22 Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
  3. Numbers 3:22 Literally “the son of a month and above”
  4. Numbers 3:24 Literally “the house of his father”