The Levites were well organized. They were divided according to the three families ​ — the Gershonites, the Kohathites, and the Merarites — ​ each with an assignment of work to do.
لاویان به طور منظم سازماندهی شدند و بر حسب سه خاندان جَرشونیان و قَهاتیان و بنی‌مَراری تقسیم شده وظایفی مشخص برایشان منظور شد .‏