And the Lord said to Moses,
Then the House was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were responsible for moving the House, went forward.
But they themselves are not to go in to see the holy place, even for a minute, for fear of death.
Let the sons of Gershon be numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;
At the order of the Lord they were numbered by Moses, every one in relation to his work and to his part in the transport; so they were numbered by Moses at the order of the Lord.
