So Moses obeyed the Lord and counted them all.
So the sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them wagons as the king had ordered and food for their trip.
“Count the Levites by families and family groups. Count every male one month old or older.”
Levi had three sons, whose names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Moses and Aaron counted the Levite men by their families, as the Lord commanded, and there were 22,000 males one month old or older.
Moses obeyed the command of the Lord and gave the silver to Aaron and his sons.
Aaron and his sons are in charge of what the Gershonites do or carry; you tell them what they are responsible for carrying.
This was the total of the Kohath family groups who worked at the Meeting Tent, whom Moses and Aaron counted as the Lord had commanded Moses.
This was the total of the Gershon family groups who worked at the Meeting Tent, whom Moses and Aaron counted as the Lord had commanded.
This was the total of the Merari family groups, whom Moses and Aaron counted as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Each man was counted as the Lord had commanded Moses; each man was given his work and told what to carry as the Lord had commanded Moses.
The priests, the sons of Levi, should come forward, because they have been chosen by the Lord your God to serve him and to give blessings in the Lord’s name. They are the ones who decide cases of quarreling and attacks.
