the sonof Mahli,the sonof Mushi,the sonof Merari,the sonof Levi.
The sonsof Merariwere Mahliand Mushi.The sonsof Mahli[were] Eleazarand Kish.
For their officeis to assistthe sonsof Aaronwith the serviceof the houseof the LORD,in the courtsand in the chambersand in the purifyingof allholythings,even the workof the serviceof the houseof God,
the sonof Amzi,the sonof Bani,the sonof Shemer,
Their kinsmenthe Leviteswere appointedfor allthe serviceof the tabernacleof the houseof God.
but the fieldsof the cityand its villages,they gaveto Calebthe sonof Jephunneh.
The sonsof Merari:Mahliand Mushi.Theseare the familiesof the Levitesaccording to their generations.
Then the tabernaclewas takendown;and the sonsof Gershonand the sonsof Merari,who were carryingthe tabernacle,setout.
and the sonsof Merariby their families:Mahliand Mushi.Theseare the familiesof the Levitesaccording to their fathers'households.
The numberedmen of the familiesof the sonsof Merariby their families,by their fathers'households,
and fourcartsand eightoxenhe gaveto the sonsof Merari,accordingto their service,under the directionof Ithamarthe sonof Aaronthe priest.
To the sonsof Gershon,one of the familiesof the Levites,from the half-tribeof Manasseh,[they gave] Golanin Bashan,the cityof refugefor the manslayer,with its pasturelands,and Be-eshterahwith its pasturelands;twocities.
The sonsof Merariaccording to their familiesreceived twelvecitiesfrom the tribeof Reubenand from the tribeof Gadand from the tribeof Zebulun.
