4 The Lord said to Moses,
5 “Accept these gifts from the leaders. Use them in the work of the Meeting Tent. Give them to the Levites as they need them.”
6 So Moses accepted the carts and the oxen. He gave them to the Levites.
7 He gave 2 carts and 4 oxen to the Gershonites. This is what they needed for their work.
8 Then Moses gave 4 carts and 8 oxen to the Merarites. This is what they needed for their work. Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest, directed the work of all of them.
9 Moses did not give any oxen or carts to the Kohathites. They were to carry the holy things on their shoulders. This was their job.
10 The oil was poured on the altar. Then the leaders brought their offerings to it to give to the Lord’s service.