“Count the families of Merari. Count them family by family.
They also took care of the posts of the courtyard around the holy tent. And they took care of the bases, tent stakes and ropes.
It is what the families of Gershon must do at the tent of meeting. They must work under the direction of Ithamar the priest. He is the son of Aaron.
Count all the men 30 to 50 years old. Those are the men who must come and serve at the tent of meeting.
He gave four carts and eight oxen to the men from the family of Merari. They needed them to do their work. All these men were under the direction of Ithamar the priest. He was the son of Aaron.