KJV King James Version
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.
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Numbers 26:58
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram,
WEB World English Bible
These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. Kohath became the father of Amram.
ASV American Standard Version
These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. And Kohath begat Amram.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
These are families of the Levite: the family of the Libnite, the family of the Hebronite, the family of the Mahlite, the family of the Mushite, the family of the Korathite. And Kohath hath begotten Amram,
Surrounding context — Numbers 26
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.
61 And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.
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אֵ֣לֶּה׀H428 · el.lehtheseמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyלֵוִ֗יH3878 · le.viLeviמִשְׁפַּ֨חַתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyהַלִּבְנִ֜יH3846 · liv.niLibniteמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyהַֽחֶבְרֹנִי֙H2276 · chev.ro.niHebroniteמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyהַמַּחְלִי֙H4250 · mach.liMahliteמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyהַמּוּשִׁ֔יH4188 · mu.shiMushiteמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyהַקָּרְחִ֑יH7145 · qor.chiKorahiteוּקְהָ֖תH6955 · qe.hatKohathהוֹלִ֥דH3205 · ya.ladto begetאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עַמְרָֽם׃H6019 · am.ramAmram
Cross-references
Numbers 16:1Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took [men]: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.Numbers 3:17-21And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
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