²³ The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle.^{(A) 24} The leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael. ²⁵ At the tent of meeting the Gershonites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle^(B) and tent, its coverings,^(C) the curtain at the entrance^(D) to the tent of meeting,^(E)