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Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the Kohathites by their clans and families.

All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work in the Tent of Meeting,

counted by clans, were 2,750.

This was the total of all those in the Kohathite clans who served in the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the LORD's command through Moses.

The Gershonites were counted by their clans and families.

All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting,

counted by their clans and families, were 2,630.

This was the total of those in the Gershonite clans who served at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the LORD's command.

The Merarites were counted by their clans and families.

All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting,

counted by their clans, were 3,200.

This was the total of those in the Merarite clans. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the LORD's command through Moses.

So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by their clans and families.

All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting

numbered 8,580.

At the LORD's command through Moses, each was assigned his work and told what to carry. Thus they were counted, as the LORD commanded Moses.