KJV King James Version
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 3:17
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
WEB World English Bible
These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
ASV American Standard Version
And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And these are sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Surrounding context — Numbers 3
14 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
15 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
16 And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.
17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
18 And these [are] the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
19 And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20 And 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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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.Numbers 23:6-23And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.Nehemiah 11:1-12And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts [to dwell] in [other] cities.Numbers 15:5-23And the fourth [part] of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb.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.Numbers 24:1-25And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.1 Chronicles 6:16-19The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.1 Chronicles 6:1-2The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.Joshua 21:1-45Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
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