From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites by their families.
These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. Kohath became the father of Amram.
The sons of Merari by their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their clans.
Now the head of all the Levitical leaders was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the sanctuary.
Those of them who were numbered, counting every male from a month old and upward, were 6,200.
“As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their families and by their clans.