Numbers 3:25-38 And the charge of the Gersonites in the tabernacle of the testimony, was the tabernacle and the covering; and the curtain of the door of the tabernacle of the testimony;

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁵ And the charge of the Gersonites in the tabernacle of the testimony, was the tabernacle and the covering; and the curtain of the door of the tabernacle of the testimony; ²⁶ and the hangings of the court; and the curtain of the gate, of the court around the tabernacle; and the rest of the works thereof. ²⁷ To the Kaathites belonged the community of the Amramites, and the community of the Issaarites, and the community of the Chebronites, and the community of the Ozielites. These are the communities of the Kaathites ²⁸ according to the numeration; every male, from a month old and upwards, amounted to eight thousand six hundred. ²⁹ These communities of the Kaathites, having the charge of the holy things, are to encamp on the south side of the tabernacle; ³⁰ and the chief of the head family of the communities of the Kaathites was Elisaphan, son of Oziel; ³¹ and their charge was the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary which were used in the priest's office; and the veil, and all the works thereof. ³² And the chief over the chiefs of the Levites, was Eleazar, the son of Aaron, set over them to superintend the watches of the holy things. ³³ To the Merarites belonged the community of Mooli, and the community of Mousi. These are the communities of the Merarites. ³⁴ The muster of them, comprehending every male from one month old and upwards, was six thousand two hundred. ³⁵ And the chief of the head family of the community of the Merarites, was Suriel, the son of Abichail. They are to encamp on the north side of the tabernacle; ³⁶ and the review of the watch of the Merarites, had the charge of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the bases thereof, with all their appurtenances and works, ³⁷ and the pillars of the court round about, with their stakes and their cords . ³⁸ They who encamp in front of the tabernacle of the testimony, towards the east, were Moses and Aaron, and their sons, who have the superintendance of the watches of the sanctuary, for the purpose of guarding the things committed to the charge of the Israelites, and if any of another family touch them, he is to be put to death.