The Numbering of the Levites
Numbers 3:17
In 11 translations
- BSB
- These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- KJV
- And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
- WEB
- These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- ASV
- And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
- LSV
- And these are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
- YLT
- And these are sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
- DBY
- And these are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
- DRC
- And there were found sons of Levi by their names, Gerson and Caath and Merari.
- GNV
- And these are the sonnes of Leui by their names, Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
- JPS
- And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
- LXXE
- And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gedson, Caath, and Merari.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיִּֽהְיוּ־אֵ֥לֶּה בְנֵֽי־לֵוִ֖י בִּשְׁמֹתָ֑ם גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן וּקְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἦσαν οὗτοι οἱ υἱοὶ Λευὶ ἐξ ὀνομάτων αὐτῶν· Γεδσὼν, Καὰθ, καὶ Μεραρί.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
GershonMerariCampCensusKohathitesGershon; GershonitesKohath; KohathitesNumbers, Book ofLevites, TheLaw in the Old Testament
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Cross-references most cited first
- Genesis 46:11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Exodus 6:16–19These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years. The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar,…
- Numbers 24:1–25And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness. When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by…
- 1 Chronicles 6:1–2The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- Joshua 21:1–45Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that…
- Nehemiah 11:1–12Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns. And the…
- 1 Chronicles 6:16–19The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the…
- Numbers 15:5–23With the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb, you are to prepare a quarter hin of wine as a drink offering. With a ram you are to prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third…
- 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 23:6–23So he returned to Balak, who was standing there beside his burnt offering, with all the princes of Moab. And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the…
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