Theseare the numberedmen of the familiesof the sonsof Merari,whomMosesand Aaronnumberedaccordingto the commandmentof the LORDthroughMoses.
"[As for] the sonsof Merari,you shall numberthem by their families,by their fathers'households;
Their numberedmen by their familieswere 3,200
Allthe numberedmen of the Levites,whomMosesand Aaronand the leadersof Israelnumbered,by their familiesand by their fathers'households,