31In their care are the ark, and the table, and the lights, and the altars, and all the vessels used in the holy place, and the veil, and all they are used for.
32Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, will be head over all the Levites and overseer of those responsible for the care of the holy place.
33From Merari come the Mahlites and the Mushites; these are the families of Merari.
34Those who were numbered of them, the males of a month old and over, were six thousand, two hundred.
35The chief of the families of Merari was Zuriel, the son of Abihail: their tents are to be placed on the north side of the House.
