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Numbers 3:20
And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites in the order of their fathers' houses.
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Hebrew Names Version
The sons of Merari by their families: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
The sons of Merari by their families: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
King James Version
And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
Lexham English Bible
The sons of Merari according to their tribes: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their families.
The sons of Merari according to their tribes: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their families.
New Century Version
The Merarite family groups were Mahli and Mushi. These were the family groups of the Levites.
The Merarite family groups were Mahli and Mushi. These were the family groups of the Levites.
New English Translation
The sons of Merari by their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their clans.
The sons of Merari by their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their clans.
Amplified Bible
and the [two] sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers' households.
and the [two] sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers' households.
New American Standard Bible
and the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' households.
and the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' households.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the sonnes of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Leui, according to the houses of their fathers.
And the sonnes of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Leui, according to the houses of their fathers.
Legacy Standard Bible
and the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' households.
and the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' households.
Contemporary English Version
And Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. These were the sons and grandsons of Levi, and they had become the leaders of the Levite clans.
And Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. These were the sons and grandsons of Levi, and they had become the leaders of the Levite clans.
Complete Jewish Bible
and the sons of M'rari — Machli and Mushi. These fathered the clans of the L'vi'im.
and the sons of M'rari — Machli and Mushi. These fathered the clans of the L'vi'im.
Darby Translation
And the sons of Merari according to their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
And the sons of Merari according to their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Merari family groups were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families that belonged to Levi's family group.
The Merari family groups were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families that belonged to Levi's family group.
English Standard Version
And the sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their fathers' houses.
And the sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their fathers' houses.
George Lamsa Translation
And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahali and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahali and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
Christian Standard Bible®
Merari’s sons by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans by their ancestral families.
Merari’s sons by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans by their ancestral families.
Literal Translation
And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These were the families of the Levites by their fathers' houses.
And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These were the families of the Levites by their fathers' houses.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The children of Merari in their kynreds, were Maheli and Musi. These are the kynreds of Leui after their fathers houses.
The children of Merari in their kynreds, were Maheli and Musi. These are the kynreds of Leui after their fathers houses.
American Standard Version
And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the sonnes of Merari in their kinredes: Maheli, and Musi. These are the kinredes of the Leuites, accordyng to the houses of their fathers.
And the sonnes of Merari in their kinredes: Maheli, and Musi. These are the kinredes of the Leuites, accordyng to the houses of their fathers.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
King James Version (1611)
And the sonnes of Merari by their families: Mahli, and Mushi: these are the families of the Leuites, according to the house of their fathers.
And the sonnes of Merari by their families: Mahli, and Mushi: these are the families of the Leuites, according to the house of their fathers.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and the sons of Merari according to their families, Mooli and Musi; these are the families of the Levites according to the houses of their families.
and the sons of Merari according to their families, Mooli and Musi; these are the families of the Levites according to the houses of their families.
English Revised Version
And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
Berean Standard Bible
And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and the sones of Merari weren Mooly, and Musi.
and the sones of Merari weren Mooly, and Musi.
Young's Literal Translation
And the sons of Merari by their families [are] Mahli and Mushi; these are the families of the Levites, by the house of their fathers.
And the sons of Merari by their families [are] Mahli and Mushi; these are the families of the Levites, by the house of their fathers.
Update Bible Version
And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi: these [are] the families of the Levites, according to the house of their fathers.
And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi: these [are] the families of the Levites, according to the house of their fathers.
World English Bible
The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
New King James Version
And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers' houses.
And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers' houses.
New Living Translation
The clans descended from Merari were named after two of his descendants, Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans, listed according to their family groups.
The clans descended from Merari were named after two of his descendants, Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans, listed according to their family groups.
New Life Bible
The sons of Merari by their families are Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers' houses.
The sons of Merari by their families are Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers' houses.
New Revised Standard
The sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their ancestral houses.
The sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their ancestral houses.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the sons of Merari by their families, Mahli and Mushi. These, are they - the families of the Levites by their ancestral houses.
And the sons of Merari by their families, Mahli and Mushi. These, are they - the families of the Levites by their ancestral houses.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of Merari, Moholi and Musi.
The sons of Merari, Moholi and Musi.
Revised Standard Version
And the sons of Merar'i by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites, by their fathers' houses.
And the sons of Merar'i by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites, by their fathers' houses.
THE MESSAGE
The sons of Merari by clan: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi, family by family.
The sons of Merari by clan: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi, family by family.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' households.
and the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' households.
Contextual Overview
14 And the Lord said to Moses in the waste land of Sinai, 15 Let all the children of Levi be numbered by their families and their fathers' houses; let every male of a month old and over be numbered. 16 So Moses did as the Lord said, numbering them as he had been ordered. 17 These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon and Kohath and Merari. 18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon, by their families: Libni and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath, by their families: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel. 20 And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites in the order of their fathers' houses. 21 From Gershon come the Libnites and the Shimeites; these are the families of the Gershonites. 22 Those who were numbered of them, the males from one month old and over, were seven thousand, five hundred. 23 The tents of the Gershonites are to be placed at the back of the House, to the west.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Numbers 3:33, Exodus 6:19, 1 Chronicles 6:19, 1 Chronicles 6:29, 1 Chronicles 6:44-47, 1 Chronicles 15:6, 1 Chronicles 23:21-23, 1 Chronicles 24:27-30, 1 Chronicles 25:3
Reciprocal: Joshua 21:7 - General 1 Chronicles 6:47 - Mahli 1 Chronicles 6:63 - Merari 1 Chronicles 23:24 - after the house 2 Chronicles 31:17 - genealogy Ezra 8:18 - Mahli
Cross-References
Genesis 2:20
And the man gave names to all cattle and to the birds of the air and to every beast of the field; but Adam had no one like himself as a help.
And the man gave names to all cattle and to the birds of the air and to every beast of the field; but Adam had no one like himself as a help.
Genesis 2:23
And the man said, This is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh: let her name be Woman because she was taken out of Man.
And the man said, This is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh: let her name be Woman because she was taken out of Man.
Genesis 5:29
And he gave him the name of Noah, saying, Truly, he will give us rest from our trouble and the hard work of our hands, because of the earth which was cursed by God.
And he gave him the name of Noah, saying, Truly, he will give us rest from our trouble and the hard work of our hands, because of the earth which was cursed by God.
Genesis 16:11
And the angel of the Lord said, See, you are with child and will give birth to a son, to whom you will give the name Ishmael, because the ears of the Lord were open to your sorrow.
And the angel of the Lord said, See, you are with child and will give birth to a son, to whom you will give the name Ishmael, because the ears of the Lord were open to your sorrow.
Genesis 35:18
And in the hour when her life went from her (for death came to her), she gave the child the name Ben-oni: but his father gave him the name of Benjamin.
And in the hour when her life went from her (for death came to her), she gave the child the name Ben-oni: but his father gave him the name of Benjamin.
Exodus 2:10
And when the child was older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son, and she gave him the name Moses, Because, she said, I took him out of the water.
And when the child was older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son, and she gave him the name Moses, Because, she said, I took him out of the water.
1 Samuel 1:20
Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.
Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.
Matthew 1:21
And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.
And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.
Matthew 1:23
See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.
See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.
Acts 17:26
And he has made of one blood all the nations of men living on all the face of the earth, ordering their times and the limits of their lands,
And he has made of one blood all the nations of men living on all the face of the earth, ordering their times and the limits of their lands,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the sons, of Merari, by their families,.... The third son of Levi;
Mahli and Mushi; the same as in Exodus 6:19; from whom were denominated the families of the Mahlites and Mushites, who, as the preceding families, were numbered at this time: these
[are] the families of the Levites, according to the house of their fathers; in all eight families.
