KJV King James Version
The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
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Exodus 6:17
The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans.
WEB World English Bible
The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.
ASV American Standard Version
The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The sons of Gershon are Libni, and Shimi, as to their families.
Surrounding context — Exodus 6
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.
20 And 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.
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1 Chronicles 6:17And these [be] the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.Numbers 3:18And these [are] the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.1 Chronicles 23:7Of the Gershonites [were], Laadan, and Shimei.Genesis 46:11And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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