Numbers 3:21

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

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WEBBE

Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites. These are the families of the Gershonites.

BSB

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

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

From Gershon come the Libnites and the Shimeites; these are the families of the Gershonites.

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לְגֵרְשׁוֹן le·ge·re·shon [belonged] to Gershon H1648 מִשְׁפַּחַת mish·pa·chat [the] clan of H4940 הַלִּבְנִי ha·liv·ni the Libnite[s] H3846 וּמִשְׁפַּחַת u·mish·pa·chat and [the] clan of H4940 הַשִּׁמְעִי ha·shim·'i the Shimeite[s] H8097 אֵלֶּה 'e·leh these H428 הֵם hem they H1992 מִשְׁפְּחֹת mish·pe·chot [were] [the] clans of H4940 הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי ha·ge·re·shu·ni the Gershonite[s] H1649

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 14–39

The Levites were in three classes, according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and these were subdivided into families. The posterity of Moses were not at all honoured or privileged, but stood upon the level with other Levites; thus it was plain, that Moses did not seek the advancement of his own family, or to secure any honours to it. The tribe of Levi was by much the least of all the tribes. God's chosen are but a little flock in comparison with the world.

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Gershon

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LevitesLibni

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.