Of Merari[was] the familyof the Mahlitesand the familyof the Mushites;these[were] the familiesof Merari.
The sonsof Merariwere Mahliand Mushi.The sonsof Mahli[were] Eleazarand Kish.
The sonsof Merari[were] Mahliand Mushi.And theseare the familiesof the Levitesaccording to their fathers'[households].
Theseare the familiesof Levi:the familyof the Libnites,the familyof the Hebronites,the familyof the Mahlites,the familyof the Mushites,the familyof the Korahites.Kohathbecamethe fatherof Amram.
and the sonsof Merariby their families:Mahliand Mushi.Theseare the familiesof the Levitesaccording to their fathers'households.
and Eleazarthe sonof Aaronthe priest[was] the chiefof the leadersof Levi,[and had] the oversightof those who performthe dutiesof the sanctuary.
Their numberedmen in the numberingof everymalefrom a montholdand upward,[were] 6,200
"[As for] the sonsof Merari,you shall numberthem by their families,by their fathers'households;