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

those of them numbered by their families were 3,200.

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

Now these were the Shuthelahites: from Eran, the family of the Eranites.

Moses assigned land to the tribe of Reuben ¹  by its clans.

This is the land assigned to the tribe of Judah by its clans: ¹ 

Yet he protected ¹  the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.

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.

They were married into the families of the Manassehites, the descendants of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father’s family.

The Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) were allotted twelve cities.

Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its families, and the family of Matri was chosen by lot. At last Saul son of Kish was chosen by lot. But when they looked for him, he was nowhere to be found.

These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and by their nations.

These are the sons of Shem according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and according to their nations.

The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi, according to their records.

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

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

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

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

Now the leader of the clan of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

“Do not allow the tribe of the families of the Kohathites to be cut off ¹  from among the Levites;