Numbers 4:21-28  Expanded Bible

The Jobs of the Gershon Family

²¹ The Lord said to Moses, ²² “·Count [Take a census of; ^LLift the head of] the Gershonites by families and ·family groups [clans]. ²³ ·Count [Take a census of; ^LLift the head of] the men from thirty to fifty years old, all who have a job to do in the Meeting Tent.

²⁴ “This is what the Gershonite ·family groups [clans] must do and what they must carry. ²⁵ They must carry the curtains of the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle], the Meeting Tent, its covering, and its outer covering made from ·fine leather [or sea cow hide; Ex. 26:14]. They must also carry the ·curtains [screen] for the entrance to the Meeting Tent, ²⁶ the curtains of the courtyard [Ex. 27:9–19] that go around the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle] and the altar [Ex. 27:1–8], the ·curtain [screen] for the entry to the courtyard, the ropes, and all the things used with the curtains. They must do everything connected with these things. ²⁷ Aaron and his sons are in charge of what the Gershonites do or carry; you tell them what they are responsible for carrying. ²⁸ This is the work of the ·Gershonite family group [^Lclan of the sons of Gershon] at the Meeting Tent. Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest, will direct their work.