16. And Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded.
17. And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
18. And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.
19. And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20. And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the houses of their fathers.
21. Of Gershon was the family of Libni and the family of Shimei; these are the families of Gershon.
22. Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, those that were numbered of them were seven thousand five hundred.
23. The families of Gershon shall pitch behind the tabernacle to the west;