^{33 Ref} From Merari come the Mahlites and the Mushites; these are the families of Merari.

^{34 Ref} Those who were numbered of them, the males of a month old and over, were six thousand, two hundred.

^{35 Ref} The 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.

^{36 Ref} And in their care are to be all the boards of the Tent, with their rods and pillars and bases, and all the instruments, and all they are used for,