31. Their responsibility was the ark, the table, the menorah, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, the veil, and everything pertaining to their maintenance.
32. The chief of the leaders of the Levites, however, was Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest; he was in charge of those who performed the duties of the sanctuary.
33. To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these were the clans of Merari.
34. Their enrollment, registering every male of a month or more, was six thousand two hundred.