45 These were the registered men of the Merarite clans; Moses and Aaron registered them at the Lord’s command through Moses.
46 Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel registered all the Levites by their clans and their ancestral houses,
47 from 30 years old to 50 years old, everyone who was qualified to do the work of serving at the tent of meeting and transporting it.
48 Their registered men numbered 8,580.
49 At the Lord’s command they were registered under the direction of Moses, each one according to his work and transportation duty, and his assignment was as the Lord commanded Moses.