Numbers 3:20

And the Bnei Merari by their mishpekhot: Machli and Mushi. These are the mishpekhot of the Levi'im according to the bais of their avot.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

In Context

19And the Bnei Kehat by their mishpekhot: Amram, Yitzhar, Chevron, and Uzziel.

21To Gershon belonged the mishpakhat of the Livni and the mishpakhat of the Shime'i: these are the mishpekhot of the Gershoni.

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Cross References

Exodus 6:19And the Bnei Merari; Machli and Mushi: these are the mishpokhot of Levi according to their toledot.

1 Chronicles 6:19Ben Elkanah Ben Yerocham Ben Eliel Ben Toach,

1 Chronicles 6:44And Ashan with her migrashim, and Beit-Shemesh with her migrashim;

1 Chronicles 23:21The Bnei Merari: Machli, and Mushi. The Bnei Machli; El'azar, and Kish.

1 Chronicles 25:3Of Yedutun, the Bnei Yedutun: Gedalyahu, and Tzeri, and Yeshayahu, Chashavyahu, and Mattityahu, six, under the hands of their av Yedutun, who prophesied with a kinnor, to give thanks and to praise Hashem.

Zechariah 12:13The mishpachat Bais Levi apart, and their wives apart; the mishpachat Shime'i apart, and their wives apart; + 12:13 Num 3:17-18,21

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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