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New Living Translation

1 Chronicles 6:17

The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gershon;   Laadan;   Libni;   Shimei;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Levites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Genealogy;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Gershom;   Shimei;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gershon;   Laadan;   Libni;   Shimei;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ashtaroth;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Gershon, Gershonites;   Ladan;   Libni;   Merari, Merarites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gershom ;   Kohath, Kohathites ;   Libni ;   Merari, Merarites ;   Shimei ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Shimei;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ger'shom;   Lib'ni;   Shim'ei;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gershom;   Gershon;   Libni;   Shimei;   Tabor;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Shimei;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
These are the names of Gershom’s sons: Libni and Shimei.
Hebrew Names Version
These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim`i.
King James Version
And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
English Standard Version
And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
New Century Version
The names of Gershon's sons were Libni and Shimei.
New English Translation
These are the names of the sons Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
Amplified Bible
These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
New American Standard Bible
These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
World English Bible
These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And these be the names of the sonnes of Gershom, Libni, and Shimei.
Legacy Standard Bible
These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
Berean Standard Bible
These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
Contemporary English Version
Gershon was the father of Libni and Shimei.
Complete Jewish Bible
They served as singers before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Shlomo had built the house of Adonai in Yerushalayim; and they carried out their tasks in a prescribed order.
Darby Translation
And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
Easy-to-Read Version
The names of Gershon's sons were Libni and Shimei.
George Lamsa Translation
And these are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
Good News Translation
Each of them also had sons. Gershon was the father of Libni and Shimei;
Lexham English Bible
Now these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
Literal Translation
And these are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
These are the names of the children of Gerson: Libni and Semei.
American Standard Version
And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
Bible in Basic English
And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And these be the names of the sonnes of Gersom: Libni, and Simhi.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem; and they took their station at their service according to their order.
King James Version (1611)
And these be the names of the sonnes of Gershom: Libni, & Shimei.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And these are the names of the sons of Gedson; Lobeni, and Semei.
English Revised Version
And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni and Shimei.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And these weren the names of the sones of Gerson; Lobeni, and Semei.
Update Bible Version
And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
Webster's Bible Translation
And these [are] the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
New King James Version
These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
New Life Bible
The names of the sons of Gershom were Libni and Shimei.
New Revised Standard
These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, these, are the names of the sons of Gershom, Libni and Shimei.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And these are the names of the sons of Gerson: Lobni and Semei.
Revised Standard Version
And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shim'e-i.
Young's Literal Translation
And these [are] names of sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

Contextual Overview

1 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2 The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3 The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua. 5 Abishua was the father of Bukki. Bukki was the father of Uzzi. 6 Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth. 7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub. 8 Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz. 9 Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. Azariah was the father of Johanan. 10 Johanan was the father of Azariah, the high priest at the Temple built by Solomon in Jerusalem.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the sons of Gershom: 1 Chronicles 23:7, Numbers 3:18, Numbers 3:21

Shimei: Exodus 6:17, Shimi

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 6:20 - Libni 1 Chronicles 6:43 - Gershom 1 Chronicles 26:21 - Laadan 2 Chronicles 29:12 - of the Gershonites

Cross-References

Genesis 2:7
Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man's nostrils, and the man became a living person.
Genesis 6:3
Then the Lord said, "My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years."
Genesis 6:4
In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with women, they gave birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient times.
Genesis 6:7
And the Lord said, "I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them."
Genesis 6:12
God observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt.
Genesis 6:13
So God said to Noah, "I have decided to destroy all living creatures, for they have filled the earth with violence. Yes, I will wipe them all out along with the earth!
Genesis 6:14
"Build a large boat from cypress wood and waterproof it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior.
Genesis 6:20
Pairs of every kind of bird, and every kind of animal, and every kind of small animal that scurries along the ground, will come to you to be kept alive.
Genesis 6:21
And be sure to take on board enough food for your family and for all the animals."
Genesis 6:22
So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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