Numbers 3:24

24 with Eliasaph son of Lael as chief of the clan.

Numbers 3:24 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 3:24

And the chief of the house of the fathers of the Gershonites,
&c.] Who had the chief authority over them, and the chief direction of them in what they were to do: [shall be] Eliasaph the son of Lael;
but who he was, or of which family of the Gershonites, whether of the Libnites or Shimites, is not said here or elsewhere; nor do the Jewish writers, who affect to know every thing, pretend to tell us.

Numbers 3:24 In-Context

22 The total number of males one month old or older that were enrolled was 7,500.

23 This clan was to camp on the west behind the Tent,

24 with Eliasaph son of Lael as chief of the clan.

25 They were responsible for the Tent, its inner cover, its outer cover, the curtain for the entrance,

26 the curtains for the court which is around the Tent and the altar, and the curtain for the entrance of the court. They were responsible for all the service connected with these items.