KJV King James Version
And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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Genesis 46:11
And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
WEB World English Bible
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
ASV American Standard Version
And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Surrounding context — Genesis 46
8 And these [are] the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
9 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
10 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
11 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
13 And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
14 And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
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Genesis 29:34And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.1 Chronicles 6:16The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.1 Chronicles 2:11And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,1 Chronicles 22:1-19Then David said, This [is] the house of the LORD God, and this [is] the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.Deuteronomy 33:8-11And of Levi he said, [Let] thy Thummim and thy Urim [be] with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, [and with] whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;1 Chronicles 2:16Whose sisters [were] Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.Exodus 6:16And 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.Numbers 4:1-49And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,1 Chronicles 6:1-3The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.Numbers 26:57-58And 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.1 Chronicles 2:1These [are] the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,Numbers 3:17-22And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.Genesis 49:5-7Simeon and Levi [are] brethren; instruments of cruelty [are in] their habitations.Numbers 8:1-26And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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