Numbers 3:14-39 - The Levitical Census
14 Jehovah said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai: 15 Count the Levites by households and families. Count every male who is at least one month old. 16 Moses did what Jehovah said. He registered them as he had been commanded. 17 Gershon, Kohath, and Merari were the sons of Levi. 18 Libni and Shimei were the sons of Gershon. Their families were named after them. 19 Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel were the sons of Kohath. Their families were named after them. 20 Mahli and Mushi were the sons of Merari. Their families were named after them. These were the households of Levite families. 21 To Gershon belonged the families descended from Libni and Shimei. These were the families descended from Gershon. 22 The total number of all the males at least one month old was seven thousand five hundred. 23 The families descended from Gershon put up their tents on the west side behind the tent of meeting. 24 The leader of the Gershonite households was Eliasaph, son of Lael. 25 The Gershonites were in charge of the inner tent, the outer tent and cover, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting, 26 the curtains for the courtyard, the screen for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the inner tent and the altar, and the ropes. They took care of all these things. 27 To Kohath belonged the families descended from Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. These were the families descended from Kohath. 28 The number of all the males at least one month old was eight thousand six hundred. They were in charge of the holy place. 29 The families descended from Kohath put up their tents on the south side of the tent of meeting. 30 The leader of the Kohathite families and households was Elizaphan, son of Uzziel. 31 They were in charge of the Ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the utensils used in the holy place, and the screen. They took care of all these things. 32 The leader of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He was in charge of those who carried out the duties in the Holy Place. 33 The clan of Merari was composed of the families of Mahli and Mushi. 34 The total number of males one month old or older that were enrolled was six thousand two hundred. 35 This clan was to camp on the north side of the Tent, with Zuriel son of Abihail as leader of the clan. 36 It was the duty of the Merarites to be in charge of the framework of the inner tent, the crossbars, posts, sockets, and all the equipment. They took care of these things. 37 They were responsible for the posts for the surrounding courtyard, the bases, pegs, and ropes. 38 Moses, Aaron, and his sons put up their tents on the east side in front of the tent of meeting. They were in charge of the holy place on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who tried to do the Levites' duties had to be put to death.
39 The grand total of Levites that Moses and Aaron counted at Jehovah's command, by families, every male who was at least one month old, was twenty-two thousand.