The Lord said to Moses,
The holy tent was taken down. The men of Gershon and Merari started out. They carried the tent.
But the men of Kohath must not go in and look at the holy things. They must not look at them even for a moment. If they do, they will die.”
“Count the families of Gershon. Make a list of them family by family.
Everything was done as the Lord had commanded through Moses. Each man was given his work. And each one was told what to carry. So they were counted, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
