2 Then the clan chiefs who were leaders in the tribes of Israel, the same men who were in charge of the census,
3 brought their offerings to the Lord: six wagons and twelve oxen, a wagon for every two leaders and an ox for each leader. After they had presented them,
4 the Lord said to Moses,
5 “Accept these gifts for use in the work to be done for the Tent; give them to the Levites according to the work they have to do.”
6 So Moses gave the wagons and the oxen to the Levites.
7 He gave two wagons and four oxen to the Gershonites,
8 and four wagons and eight oxen to the Merarites. All their work was to be done under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron.