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New Living Translation

1 Chronicles 6:20

The descendants of Gershon included Libni, Jahath, Zimmah,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Genealogy;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Gershom;   Zimmah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gershon;   Jahath;   Libni;   Zimmah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Jahath;   Jehath;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Gershon, Gershonites;   Jahath;   Libni;   Zimmah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gershom ;   Jahath ;   Kohath, Kohathites ;   Libni ;   Merari, Merarites ;   Zimmah ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ger'shom;   Ja'hath;   Lib'ni;   Zim'mah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chronicles, Books of;   Gershom;   Gershon;   Jahath;   Libni;   Zimmah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Amasai;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Of Gershom: his son Libni,
Hebrew Names Version
Of Gershom: Livni his son, Yachat his son, Zimmah his son,
King James Version
Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
English Standard Version
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
New Century Version
Gershon's son was Libni. Libni's son was Jehath. Jehath's son was Zimmah.
New English Translation
To Gershom: His son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah,
Amplified Bible
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
New American Standard Bible
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
World English Bible
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Of Gershom, Libni his sonne, Iahath his sonne, Zimmah his sonne,
Legacy Standard Bible
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Berean Standard Bible
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Contemporary English Version
Gershon's descendants included Libni, Jahath, Zimmah, Joah, Iddo, Zerah, and Jeatherai.
Complete Jewish Bible
the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of ‘Amasai,
Darby Translation
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Easy-to-Read Version
These were Gershon's descendants: Libni was Gershon's son. Jahath was Libni's son. Zimmah was Jahath's son.
George Lamsa Translation
Of Gershon: Libni his son, Nahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Good News Translation
These are the descendants of Gershon from generation to generation: Libni, Jahath, Zimmah,
Lexham English Bible
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Literal Translation
to Gershon: his son Libni; Jahath, his son; Zimmah, his son;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Gersons sonne was Libni, whose sonne was Iahath, whose sonne was Sima,
American Standard Version
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Bible in Basic English
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sonne of Gersom was Libni, whose sonne was Iahath, & his sonne Zemma.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai;
King James Version (1611)
Of Gershom: Libni his sonne, Iahath his sonne, Zimmah his sonne,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
To Gedson—to Lobeni his son—were born Jeth his son, Zammath his son,
English Revised Version
Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Gerson; Lobony, his sone; Jaath, his sone; Zama, his sone;
Update Bible Version
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Webster's Bible Translation
Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
New King James Version
Of Gershon were Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
New Life Bible
Of Gershom there were Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
New Revised Standard
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
To Gershom, pertained Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of Gerson: Lobni his son, Jahath his son, Zamma his son,
Revised Standard Version
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Young's Literal Translation
of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

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

Libni: 1 Chronicles 6:17

Zimmah: 1 Chronicles 6:42

Reciprocal: Numbers 3:18 - General 1 Chronicles 6:43 - Jahath 1 Chronicles 23:21 - Merari 2 Chronicles 29:12 - of the Gershonites

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
Then God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground."
Genesis 2:19
So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one.
Genesis 6:8
But Noah found favor with the Lord .
Genesis 6:11
Now God saw that the earth had become corrupt and was filled with violence.
Genesis 6:12
God observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt.
Genesis 6:16
Leave an 18-inch opening below the roof all the way around the boat. Put the door on the side, and build three decks inside the boat—lower, middle, and upper.
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.
John 5:40
Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 20,21. Of Gershon, Libni his son,.... Whose genealogy runs thus, Jahath, called Jehiel, 1 Chronicles 23:8. Zimmah, between whom was Shimei, 1 Chronicles 6:42. Joah, the same with Ethan, 1 Chronicles 6:42. Iddo, called Adaiah, 1 Chronicles 6:41. Zerah, Jeaterai, whose name was also Ethni, 1 Chronicles 6:41, the posterity of Shimei, the brother of Libni, are omitted.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of Gershom - The names in this list are curiously different from those in 1 Chronicles 6:41-43, which yet appear to represent the same line reversed. Probably both lists are more or less corrupted, and, as in many genealogies, omission is made, to reduce the number of the names to seven. Compare e. g. 1 Chronicles 6:22-28 with 1 Chronicles 6:33-38. Compare the other genealogy ties of this chapter; and see also Matthew 1:1-17.


 
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