These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.

And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites in the order of their fathers' houses.

From Merari come the Mahlites and the Mushites; these are the families of Merari.

The chief of the families of Merari was Zuriel, the son of Abihail: their tents are to be placed on the north side of the House.

The sons of Merari are to be numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

This is the work which the sons of Merari are to do in connection with the Tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

And those of the sons of Merari who were numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses,

This is the number of the sons of Merari, numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord.

And four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari for their work, under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

Then the House was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were responsible for moving the House, went forward.

These were those of the Levites who were numbered by their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.