Numbers 26:57

And these, are they who were numbered of the Levites by their families, To Gershon, pertained the family of the Gershonites, To Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; To Merari, the family of the Merarites.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

In Context

56At the bidding of the lot, shall be apportioned his inheritance,—between large and small.

58These, are the families of Levi—The family of the Libnites, The family of the Hebronites, The family of the Mahlites, The family of the Mushites, The family of the Korahites,—And, Kohath, begat Amram;

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Cross References

Exodus 6:16And, these, are the names of the sons of Levi by their generations, Gershon, and Kohath and Merari, And, the years of the life of Levi, were a hundred and thirty-seven years.

Numbers 3:1Now, these, were the pedigrees of Aaron and Moses,—in the day when Yahweh spake with Moses in Mount Sinai.

Numbers 3:17And these were the sons of Levi, by their names,—Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

1 Chronicles 6:1The sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 26:53-57

52 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names. 54 To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him. 55 Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. 56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided… Read the whole commentary →

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