Numbers 4:29-33

New International Reader's Version

The Families of Merari

²⁹ “Count the families of Merari. Count them family by family. ³⁰ Count all the men 30 to 50 years old. Those are the men who must come and serve at the tent of meeting. ³¹ Here is the work they must do at the tent of meeting. They must carry the frames of the holy tent. They must carry its crossbars, posts and bases. ³² They must also carry the posts of the courtyard. The courtyard is all around the holy tent. And they must carry the bases for the posts as well as their tent stakes and ropes. They must also carry all the supplies and everything connected with their use. Tell each man exactly what to carry. ³³ That is the work the families of Merari must do at the tent of meeting. They must work under the direction of Ithamar the priest. He is the son of Aaron.”