These are those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the Lord by Moses.
“As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families and their fathers' houses;
their number by families was three thousand two hundred.
All those who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and their fathers' houses,