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The Descendants of Levi

1 Chronicles 6:1

In 11 translations

BSB
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
KJV
The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.Gershon: or, Gershom
WEB
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
ASV
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
LSV
Sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
YLT
Sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
DBY
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
DRC
The sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and Merari.
GNV
The sonnes of Leui were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
JPS5:27
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
LXXE5:27
The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and Merari.

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Original-language editions

WLC5:27
בְּנֵ֖י לֵוִ֑י גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן קְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃KJV:1Chr.6.1
LXX-Br5:27
Υἱοὶ Λευὶ, Γεδσὼν, Καὰθ, καὶ Μεραρί.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Exodus 6:16These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
  • Genesis 46:11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  • Numbers 26:57Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.
  • 1 Chronicles 23:6Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
  • 1 Chronicles 6:16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
  • Numbers 3:17These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  • 1 Chronicles 6:20Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

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  • 5:27 in some Bibles
  • 6:1 in most Bibles

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