and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
Numbers 7:8
Surrounding context
7:7 Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service;
7:8 and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the authority of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
7:9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because theirs was the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders.