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The Children of Leah

Genesis 46:11

In 11 translations

BSB
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
KJV
¶ And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.Gershon: or, Gershom
WEB
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
ASV
And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
LSV
And sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
YLT
And sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
DBY
— And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
DRC
The sons of Levi: Gerson and Caath and Merari.
GNV
Also the sonnes of Leui: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
JPS
And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
LXXE
And the sons of Levi; Gerson, Cath, and Merari.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וּבְנֵ֖י לֵוִ֑י גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן קְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃
LXX-Br
Υἱοὶ δὲ Λευὶ, Γηρσὼν, Κὰθ, καὶ Μεραρί.

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  • Genesis 29:34Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.
  • Numbers 26:57–58Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari. These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the…
  • Numbers 4:1–49Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families, men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of…
  • 1 Chronicles 6:16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
  • 1 Chronicles 6:1–3The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
  • Deuteronomy 33:8–11Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah. He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He…
  • Numbers 3:17–22These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei. The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.…
  • Numbers 8:1–26Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’” And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the…
  • 1 Chronicles 22:1–19Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the LORD God, as well as the altar of burnt offering for Israel.” So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to…
  • Genesis 49:5–7Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence. May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim. Cursed be their…
  • 1 Chronicles 2:11Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:1These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
  • Exodus 6:16These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.

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