“Count all the people of the Gershon family. List them by family and family group.
Each son was the leader of several family groups.
The families of Libni and Shimei belonged to the family of Gershon. They were the Gershonite family groups.
The leader of the family groups of the Gershonite people was Eliasaph son of Lael.
The Lord said to Moses,
Count all the men who are from 30 to 50 years old that served in the army. These men will have the job of caring for the Meeting Tent. [69]