KJV King James Version
And these [are] the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi [were] an hundred thirty and seven years.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Exodus 6:16
And these [are] the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi [were] an hundred thirty and seven years.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
WEB World English Bible
These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred thirty-seven years.
ASV American Standard Version
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were a hundred thirty and seven years.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And these are the names of the sons of Levi, as to their births: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi are a hundred and thirty and seven years.
Surrounding context — Exodus 6
13 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
14 These [be] the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these [be] the families of Reuben.
15 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these [are] the families of Simeon.
16 And these [are] the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi [were] an hundred thirty and seven years.
17 The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
18 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath [were] an hundred thirty and three years.
19 And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these [are] the families of Levi according to their generations.
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וְאֵ֨לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseשְׁמ֤וֹתH8034 · shemnameבְּנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childלֵוִי֙H3881 · le.viy.yiLeviלְתֹ֣לְדֹתָ֔םH8435 · to.le.dahgenerationגֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןH1648 · ge.re.shonGershonוּקְהָ֖תH6955 · qe.hatKohathוּמְרָרִ֑יH4847 · me.ra.riMerariוּשְׁנֵי֙H8141 · sha.nehyearחַיֵּ֣יH2416 · chayaliveלֵוִ֔יH3878 · le.viLeviשֶׁ֧בַעH7651 · she.vasevenוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyוּמְאַ֖תH3967 · me.ahhundredשָׁנָֽה׃H8141 · sha.nehyear
Cross-references
Genesis 46:11And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.Numbers 3:17And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.1 Chronicles 6:16The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.1 Chronicles 6:1The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.Numbers 26:57And these [are] they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.Genesis 35:28And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.Genesis 47:28And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.Exodus 6:18And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath [were] an hundred thirty and three years.Exodus 6:20And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram [were] an hundred and thirty and seven years.Genesis 50:26So Joseph died, [being] an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.1 Chronicles 23:6And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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