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Numbers 3:20

The clans coming from Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, listed clan by clan.

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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

19The clans coming from Kohath's sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

21The clans of the Libnites and the Shimeites come from Gershon. These are the clans of the Gershonites.

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Cross References

Exodus 6:19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These became the clan ancestors of the Levites, together with their descendants.

1 Chronicles 6:19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers.

1 Chronicles 6:44At Heman's left hand were his colleagues the sons of Merari. They included Ethan son of Kishi. Kishi was the son of Abdi. Abdi was the son of Malluk.

1 Chronicles 23:21Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. Mahli's sons were Eleazar and Kish.

1 Chronicles 25:3From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, + 25:3 this is a variant of the name Izri, which is found in 1 Chron. 25:11, and refers to the same person Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who played the harp for giving thanks and praising Yahweh.

Zechariah 12:13The clan of the house of Levi will be separate and their wives will be separate from the men. The clan of the Shimeites will be separate and their wives will be separate from the men.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

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