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Numbers 3:17
These are the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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Hebrew Names Version
These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kehat, and Merari.
These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kehat, and Merari.
King James Version
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Lexham English Bible
These were the sons of Levi according to their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
These were the sons of Levi according to their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New Century Version
Levi had three sons, whose names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Levi had three sons, whose names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New English Translation
These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Amplified Bible
These are the [three] sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
These are the [three] sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New American Standard Bible
These, then, are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
These, then, are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And these are the sonnes of Leui by their names, Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
And these are the sonnes of Leui by their names, Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Legacy Standard Bible
These then are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
These then are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
Contemporary English Version
Levi's three sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, had become the heads of their own clans.
Levi's three sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, had become the heads of their own clans.
Complete Jewish Bible
The names of the sons of Levi were Gershon, K'hat and M'rari.
The names of the sons of Levi were Gershon, K'hat and M'rari.
Darby Translation
And these are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
And these are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Easy-to-Read Version
Levi had three sons. Their names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Levi had three sons. Their names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
English Standard Version
And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
George Lamsa Translation
These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
Good News Translation
Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, who were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names. Gershon had two sons: Libni and Shimei; Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; and Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. They were the ancestors of the families that bear their names.
Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, who were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names. Gershon had two sons: Libni and Shimei; Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; and Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. They were the ancestors of the families that bear their names.
Christian Standard Bible®
These were Levi’s sons by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
These were Levi’s sons by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Literal Translation
And these are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
And these are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And these were the children of Leui with their names: Gerson, Rahath, Merari.
And these were the children of Leui with their names: Gerson, Rahath, Merari.
American Standard Version
And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Bible in Basic English
These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And these were the chyldren of Leui in their names: Gerson, and Caath, and Merari.
And these were the chyldren of Leui in their names: Gerson, and Caath, and Merari.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
King James Version (1611)
And these were the sonnes of Leui, by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
And these were the sonnes of Leui, by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gedson, Caath, and Merari.
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gedson, Caath, and Merari.
English Revised Version
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Berean Standard Bible
These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the sones of Leuy weren foundun, bi her names, Gerson, and Caath, and Merary;
And the sones of Leuy weren foundun, bi her names, Gerson, and Caath, and Merary;
Young's Literal Translation
And these are sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
And these are sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Update Bible Version
And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Webster's Bible Translation
And these were the sons of Levi, by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
And these were the sons of Levi, by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
World English Bible
These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
New King James Version
These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New Living Translation
Levi had three sons, whose names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Levi had three sons, whose names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New Life Bible
The names of the sons of Levi are Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
The names of the sons of Levi are Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
New Revised Standard
The following were the sons of Levi, by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
The following were the sons of Levi, by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And these were the sons of Levi, by their names, - Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
And these were the sons of Levi, by their names, - Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there were found sons of Levi by their names, Gerson and Caath Merari.
And there were found sons of Levi by their names, Gerson and Caath Merari.
Revised Standard Version
And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merar'i.
And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merar'i.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
These then are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
These then are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
Contextual Overview
14 God spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai: "Count the Levites by their ancestral families and clans. Count every male a month old and older." Moses counted them just as he was instructed by the mouth of God . 17 These are the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 18 These are the names of the Gershonite clans: Libni and Shimei. 19 The sons of Kohath by clan: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 The sons of Merari by clan: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi, family by family. 21Gershon was ancestor to the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites, known as the Gershonite clans. All the males who were one month and older numbered 7,500. The Gershonite clans camped on the west, behind The Dwelling, led by Eliasaph son of Lael. At the Tent of Meeting the Gershonites were in charge of maintaining The Dwelling and its tent, its coverings, the screen at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the hangings of the Courtyard, the screen at the entrance to the Courtyard that surrounded The Dwelling and Altar, and the cords—in short, everything having to do with these things. 27Kohath was ancestor to the clans of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites. These were known as the Kohathite clans. All the males who were one month and older numbered 8,600. The Kohathites were in charge of the Sanctuary. The Kohathite clans camped on the south side of The Dwelling, led by Elizaphan son of Uzziel. They were in charge of caring for the Chest, the Table, the Lampstand, the Altars, the articles of the Sanctuary used in worship, and the screen—everything having to do with these things. Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, supervised the leaders of the Levites and those in charge of the Sanctuary. 33Merari was ancestor to the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites, known as the Merarite clans. The males who were one month and older numbered 6,200. They were led by Zuriel son of Abihail and camped on the north side of The Dwelling. The Merarites were in charge of the frames of The Dwelling, its crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment—everything having to do with these things, as well as the posts of the surrounding Courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and cords. 38 Moses and Aaron and his sons camped to the east of The Dwelling, toward the rising sun, in front of the Tent of Meeting. They were in charge of maintaining the Sanctuary for the People of Israel and the rituals of worship. Anyone else who tried to perform these duties was to be put to death. 39 The sum total of Levites counted at God' s command by Moses and Aaron, clan by clan, all the males one month and older, numbered 22,000.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Numbers 26:57, Numbers 26:58, Genesis 46:11, Exodus 6:16-19, Joshua 21:1-45, 1 Chronicles 6:1, 1 Chronicles 6:2, 1 Chronicles 6:16-19
Gershon: Numbers 15:5-23, Numbers 23:6-23, Numbers 24:1 - Numbers 26:65, Nehemiah 11:1 - Nehemiah 12:47
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 6:43 - Gershom
Cross-References
Genesis 3:2
The Woman said to the serpent, "Not at all. We can eat from the trees in the garden. It's only about the tree in the middle of the garden that God said, ‘Don't eat from it; don't even touch it or you'll die.'"
The Woman said to the serpent, "Not at all. We can eat from the trees in the garden. It's only about the tree in the middle of the garden that God said, ‘Don't eat from it; don't even touch it or you'll die.'"
Genesis 3:6
When the Woman saw that the tree looked like good eating and realized what she would get out of it—she'd know everything!—she took and ate the fruit and then gave some to her husband, and he ate.
When the Woman saw that the tree looked like good eating and realized what she would get out of it—she'd know everything!—she took and ate the fruit and then gave some to her husband, and he ate.
Genesis 3:7
Immediately the two of them did "see what's really going on"—saw themselves naked! They sewed fig leaves together as makeshift clothes for themselves.
Immediately the two of them did "see what's really going on"—saw themselves naked! They sewed fig leaves together as makeshift clothes for themselves.
Genesis 3:9
God called to the Man: "Where are you?"
God called to the Man: "Where are you?"
Genesis 3:11
God said, "Who told you you were naked? Did you eat from that tree I told you not to eat from?"
God said, "Who told you you were naked? Did you eat from that tree I told you not to eat from?"
Genesis 3:13
"The serpent seduced me," she said, "and I ate."
"The serpent seduced me," she said, "and I ate."
Genesis 3:14
God told the serpent: "Because you've done this, you're cursed, cursed beyond all cattle and wild animals, Cursed to slink on your belly and eat dirt all your life. I'm declaring war between you and the Woman, between your offspring and hers. He'll wound your head, you'll wound his heel."
God told the serpent: "Because you've done this, you're cursed, cursed beyond all cattle and wild animals, Cursed to slink on your belly and eat dirt all your life. I'm declaring war between you and the Woman, between your offspring and hers. He'll wound your head, you'll wound his heel."
Genesis 3:16
He told the Woman: "I'll multiply your pains in childbirth; you'll give birth to your babies in pain. You'll want to please your husband, but he'll lord it over you."
He told the Woman: "I'll multiply your pains in childbirth; you'll give birth to your babies in pain. You'll want to please your husband, but he'll lord it over you."
Genesis 3:17
He told the Man: "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree That I commanded you not to eat from, ‘Don't eat from this tree,' The very ground is cursed because of you; getting food from the ground Will be as painful as having babies is for your wife; you'll be working in pain all your life long. The ground will sprout thorns and weeds, you'll get your food the hard way, Planting and tilling and harvesting, sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk, Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and buried; you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt."
He told the Man: "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree That I commanded you not to eat from, ‘Don't eat from this tree,' The very ground is cursed because of you; getting food from the ground Will be as painful as having babies is for your wife; you'll be working in pain all your life long. The ground will sprout thorns and weeds, you'll get your food the hard way, Planting and tilling and harvesting, sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk, Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and buried; you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt."
Genesis 3:20
The Man, known as Adam, named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living.
The Man, known as Adam, named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And these were the sons of Levi, by their names,.... The immediate offspring and descendants of that patriarch:
Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; these went down with him into Egypt,
Genesis 46:11.
