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The Descendants of Levi

1 Chronicles 6:16

In 11 translations

BSB
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.Gershom is a variant of Gershon; similarly in verses 17, 20, 43, 62, and 71; see verse 1.
KJV
¶ The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.Gershom: or, Gershon
WEB
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
ASV
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
LSV
Sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
YLT
Sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
DBY
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
DRC
So the sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and Merari.
GNV
The sonnes of Leui were Gershom, Kohath and Merari.
JPS6:1
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath and Merari.
LXXE6:1
The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and Merari.

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Original-language editions

WLC6:1
בְּנֵ֖י לֵוִ֑י גֵּרְשֹׁ֕ם קְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃KJV:1Chr.6.16
LXX-Br6:1
Υἱοὶ Λευὶ, Γεδσὼν, Καὰθ, καὶ Μεραρί.

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  • Exodus 6:16These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
  • 1 Chronicles 6:1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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  • 6:1 in some Bibles
  • 6:16 in most Bibles

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