Numbers 3:17
And these were the sons of Levi, by their names,—Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
In Context
16So then Moses numbered them according to the bidding of Yahweh,—as he was commanded.
18And these, 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 by their generations, Gershon, and Kohath and Merari, And, the years of the life of Levi, were a hundred and thirty-seven years.
Numbers 15:5wine also for a drink-offering, the fourth part of a hin, shalt thou offer with the ascending-offering or with the sacrifice,—for each he-lamb.
Numbers 24:1And when Balaam saw that it was good in the eyes of Yahweh to bless Israel, he went not as at other times to invoke enchantments,—but set towards the desert, his face.
Joshua 21:1Then came near the ancestral heads of the Levites, unto Eleazar, the priest, and unto Joshua son of Nun,—and unto the ancestral heads of the tribes, of the sons of Israel;
1 Chronicles 6:16The sons of Levi, Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Nehemiah 11:1And the rulers of the people dwelt in Jerusalem,—and, the rest of the people, cast lots, to bring in one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts in [other] cities.
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 →