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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

1 Chronicles 6:16

The sons of Levi, Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Genealogy;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Gershom;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Merari;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Gershom;   Gershon, Gershonites;   Kohath, Kohathites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gershom ;   Kohath, Kohathites ;   Merari, Merarites ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ger'shom;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Genealogy;   Gershom;   Gershon;   Merari;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   Music and Musical Instruments;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Hebrew Names Version
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kehat, and Merari.
King James Version
The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
English Standard Version
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
New Century Version
Levi's sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New English Translation
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Amplified Bible
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
New American Standard Bible
The sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
World English Bible
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonnes of Leui were Gershom, Kohath and Merari.
Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Contemporary English Version
Levi's three sons had sons of their own.
Complete Jewish Bible
David appointed them to be in charge of the service of song in the house of Adonai after the ark had found a permanent resting place.
Darby Translation
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Easy-to-Read Version
Levi's sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
George Lamsa Translation
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Good News Translation
Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Lexham English Bible
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Literal Translation
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The children of Leui are these: Gerson, Kahath and Merari.
American Standard Version
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Bible in Basic English
The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sonnes of Leui: Gersom, Caath, and Merari.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.
King James Version (1611)
The sonnes of Leui: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and Merari.
English Revised Version
The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the sones of Leuy weren Gerson, Caath, and Merary.
Update Bible Version
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Webster's Bible Translation
The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
New King James Version
The sons of Levi were Gershon, 1 Chronicles 6:1, 17, 20, 43, 62, and 71)">[fn] Kohath, and Merari.
New Living Translation
The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New Life Bible
The sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath and Merari.
New Revised Standard
Descendants of Levi The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas of Abishua, Abishua of Bukki, Bukki of Uzzi, Uzzi of Zerahiah, Zerahiah of Meraioth, Meraioth of Amariah, Amariah of Ahitub, Ahitub of Zadok, Zadok of Ahimaaz, Ahimaaz of Azariah, Azariah of Johanan, and Johanan of Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem). Azariah became the father of Amariah, Amariah of Ahitub, Ahitub of Zadok, Zadok of Shallum, Shallum of Hilkiah, Hilkiah of Azariah, Azariah of Seraiah, Seraiah of Jehozadak; and Jehozadak went into exile when the Lord sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Douay-Rheims Bible
So the sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and Merari.
Revised Standard Version
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merar'i.
Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
THE MESSAGE
The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the Levitical clans according to families: the sons of Gershon were Libni his son, Jehath his son, Zimmah his son, Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son. The sons of Kohath were Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth, Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son, Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son. The sons of Samuel were Joel his firstborn son and Abijah his second. The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath and Merari.

Contextual Overview

1 The sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2 And, the sons of Kohath, Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 3 And, the children of Amram, Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam, - and, the sons of Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4 Eleazar, begat Phinehas, Phinehas, begat Abishua; 5 and, Abishua, begat Bukki, and, Bukki, begat Uzzi; 6 and, Uzzi, begat Zerahiah, and, Zerahiah, begat Meraioth; 7 Meraioth, begat Amariah, and, Amariah, begat Ahitub; 8 and, Ahitub, begat Zadok, and, Zadok, begat Ahimaaz; 9 and, Ahimaaz, begat Azariah, and, Azariah, begat Johanan, 10 and, Johanan, begat Azariah, - he, it was who ministered as priest, in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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Gershom: 1 Chronicles 6:1, Exodus 6:16, Gershon

Reciprocal: Genesis 46:11 - Gershon Numbers 3:17 - General Numbers 26:57 - these are 1 Chronicles 6:43 - Gershom 1 Chronicles 15:4 - the children of Aaron 1 Chronicles 23:6 - Gershon 2 Chronicles 29:12 - Kohathites Ezra 8:19 - Merari

Cross-References

Genesis 7:16
And, they that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered, as God commanded him, - and Yahweh shut him in round about.
Genesis 8:6
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made;
2 Samuel 6:16
Now it so came about that, when the ark of Yahweh entered the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter, looked out through the window, and saw King David, leaping and dancing before Yahweh, and she despised him, in her heart.
2 Kings 9:30
Now, when Jehu entered Jezreel and, Jezebel, heard of it, she set her eyes in stibium, and ornamented her head, and looked forth through the lattice.
Ezekiel 41:16
the entrance spaces and the latticed windows and the galleries round about their three stories, over against the entrance spaces wainscoted with wood, round about on every side, - and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows, were covered;
Ezekiel 42:3
over against the twenty which pertained to the inner court, and over against the pavement which pertained to the outer court, was gallery facing gallery, by the thirties;
Luke 13:25
when once the householder shall rouse himself, and lock the door, and ye begin to stand, outside, and to knock at the door, saying - Lord! open to us; and he shall answer and say unto you - I know you not, whence ye are.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Which is repeated from 1 Chronicles 6:1 for the sake of their posterity, whose names are given in the three following verses, in the same manner as in Exodus 6:17.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A general account of the several branches of the tribe of Levi.


 
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