Those numbered from the families of the Merarites, by their families, by their clans,

The sons of Merari by their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their clans.

These were the families of the Ephraimites, according to those numbered of them, 32,500. ¹  These were the descendants of Joseph by their families.

These are the Danites by their families: from Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These were the families of Dan, according to their families.

From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimeites; these were the families of the Gershonites.

From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were ¹  the families of Merari.

All the families of the Shuhahites according to those numbered of them were 64,400. ¹ 

These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.

“As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their families and by their clans.

Those numbered from the Gershonites, by their families and by their clans,

These were the families of the Simeonites, 22,200. ¹ 

These were the families of Issachar, according to those numbered of them, 64,300. ¹ 

These were the families of the Zebulunites, according to those numbered of them, 60,500. ¹ 

The descendants of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

These were the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those numbered of them were 45,400. ¹ 

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites by their families. ¹ 

The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans.

The sons of Kohath by their families were: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle toward the west.

The families of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle.