²⁹ The sons of Merari are to be numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

³³ From Merari come the Mahlites and the Mushites; these are the families of Merari.

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

³⁵ 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.