Numbers 3:21

From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

In Context

20And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.

22The number of all the males a month old or more was 7,500.

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Cross References

Numbers 3:18These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.

Joshua 21:6The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

Zechariah 12:13the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives,

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 →

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