And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.

And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.

The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.