So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by families and family groups.
He counted the Levites who were thirty years old and older. In all, there were thirty-eight thousand Levites.
The priests were given their part of the collection, by families, as listed in the family histories. The Levites twenty years old and older were given their part of the collection, based on their responsibilities and their groups.
This was the total of the Merari family groups, whom Moses and Aaron counted as the Lord had commanded Moses.
They counted the men from thirty to fifty who were given work at the Meeting Tent and who carried the Tent.