KJV King James Version
And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these [are] the families of Levi according to their generations.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Exodus 6:19
And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these [are] the families of Levi according to their generations.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
WEB World English Bible
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
ASV American Standard Version
And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the sons of Merari are Mahli and Mushi: these are families of Levi, as to their births.
Surrounding context — 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.
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.
21 And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
22 And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.
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1 Chronicles 23:21The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.1 Chronicles 6:19The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these [are] the families of the Levites according to their fathers.Numbers 3:20And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These [are] the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
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