Bible Verses About Gershon

These are the names of the sons of Levi with their descendants: Gershon, K'hat and M'rari. Levi lived to be 137 years old.

The sons of Gershon were Livni and Shim'i, with their families.

The names of the sons of Levi were Gershon, K'hat and M'rari.

The names of the sons of Gershon were Livni and Shim'i; they fathered their respective clans;

likewise the sons of K'hat -'Amram,Yitz'har, Hevron and 'Uzi'el -

and the sons of M'rari -Machli and Mushi. These fathered the clans of the L'vi'im.

Gershon fathered the clans of Livni and Shim'i; these were the Gershon clans.

Of them, 7,500 males a month old and over were counted.

The Gershon clans were to camp behind the tabernacle, toward the west.

The chief of the Gershon clan was Elyasaf, the son of La'el.

In connection with the tent of meeting, the descendants of Gershon were to be in charge of the following: the tabernacle itself, its inner and outer coverings, the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting,

the curtains surrounding the courtyard, the screen for the entrance of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and the altar, all the fixtures and ropes for these items, and their maintenance.

"Take a census of the descendants of Gershon also, by clans and families;

count all those between thirty and fifty years old, all who will enter the corps doing the work of serving in the tent of meeting.

"The Gershon families are to be responsible for serving and for transporting loads.

They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, its covering, the fine leather covering above it, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,

the tapestries for the courtyard, and the screen for the entrance to the courtyard by the tabernacle and around the altar, along with the ropes and all the utensils they need for their service; and they are to do the work connected with these things.

Aharon and his sons are to supervise all the work of the Gershon clan in transporting loads and serving, and to assign them who is to carry what.

This is how the Gershon families are to serve in the tent of meeting, and they are to be under the direction of Itamar the son of Aharon the cohen.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, K'hat and M'rari.

These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim'i.