KJV King James Version
And 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.
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Numbers 26:57
And 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.
WEB World English Bible
These are those who 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.
ASV American Standard Version
And 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And these are numbered ones of the Levite by their families: of Gershon is the family of the Gershonite; of Kohath the family of the Kohathite; of Merari the family of the Merarite.
Surrounding context — Numbers 26
54 To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.
55 Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.
57 And 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.
58 These [are] the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram.
59 And the name of Amram’s wife [was] Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom [her mother] bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
60 And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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וְאֵ֨לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseפְקוּדֵ֣יH6485 · pa.qadto reckon: listהַלֵּוִי֮H3881 · le.viy.yiLeviלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒H4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyלְגֵרְשׁ֗וֹןH1648 · ge.re.shonGershonמִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙H4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyהַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔יH1649 · ge.re.shun.niGershoniteלִקְהָ֕תH6955 · qe.hatKohathמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyהַקְּהָתִ֑יH6956 · qo.ha.tiKohathiteלִמְרָרִ֕יH4847 · me.ra.riMerariמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyהַמְּרָרִֽי׃H4848 · me.ra.riMerari
Cross-references
Genesis 46:11And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.Exodus 6:16-19And 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.1 Chronicles 6:1The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.1 Chronicles 6:16-30The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.Numbers 3:1-4These also [are] the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day [that] the LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai.Numbers 35:2-3Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give [also] unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.
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