²¹ From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimites; these were the families of the Gershonites. ²² Those who were numbered, according to the number of all the males from a month old and above—of those who were numbered there were seven thousand five hundred. ^23 (A)The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward. ²⁴ And the leader of the father’s house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael. ^25 (B)The duties of the children of Gershon in the tabernacle of meeting included ^(C)the tabernacle, ^(D)the tent with ^(E)its covering, ^(F)the screen for the door of the tabernacle of meeting, ^26 (G)the screen for the door of the court, ^(H)the hangings of the court which are around the tabernacle and the altar, and ^(I)their cords, according to all the work relating to them.