Numbers 3:17
These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
In Context
16So Moses did as the Lord said, numbering them as he had been ordered.
18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon, by their families: Libni and Shimei.
Cross References
Exodus 6:16And these are the names of the sons of Levi in the order of their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari: and the years of Levi's life were a hundred and thirty-seven.
Numbers 15:5And for the drink offering, you are to give with the burned offering or other offering, the fourth part of a hin of wine for every lamb.
Numbers 24:1Now when Balaam saw that it was the Lord's pleasure to give his blessing to Israel, he did not, as at other times, make use of secret arts, but turning his face to the waste land,
Joshua 21:1Then the heads of the families of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, and to the heads of families of the tribes of the children of Israel;
1 Chronicles 6:16The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Nehemiah 11:1And the rulers of the people were living in Jerusalem: the rest of the people made selection, by the decision of chance, of one out of every ten to be living in Jerusalem, the holy town; the other nine to go to the other towns.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 3:15-40
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;… Read the whole commentary →