Numbers 4:21-28

New Catholic Bible

²¹ The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ²² “Count the number of the sons of Gershon by their clans and their families. ²³ Count all the men from thirty to fifty years old who go in to minister in the tent of meeting. ²⁴ This is the ministry of the clan of the Gershonites, their service and responsibility. ²⁵ They will carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering, the covering of sheep skin that is over it, 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 tabernacle and the altar, their cords, and all of their accessories. They will do all that needs to be done with these things. ²⁷ All the service of the Gershonites, what they are to carry and what they are to do, will be under the direction of Aaron and his sons. You are to assign them responsibility for what they are to carry. ²⁸ These things in the tent of meeting are the responsibility of the families of the Gershonites. Their service will be under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.