Numbers 3:16-18

New English Translation

¹⁶So Moses numbered them according to the word^[a] of the Lord, just as he had been commanded.^[b]

¹⁷These were the sons^[c] of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

¹⁸These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.

Numbers 3:16 tn Heb “at the mouth of the Lord.”
Numbers 3:16 tn The Pual perfect may be given the past perfect translation in this sentence because the act of commanding preceded the act of numbering.
Numbers 3:17 tn The word “sons of” does at the outset refer to the sons of Levi. But as the listing continues the expression refers more to the family groups of the various descendants.

Numbers 3:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶So Moses counted them, as he was commanded by the word of the Lord.

¹⁷These were the names of the sons of Levi:^(A)

Gershon,^(B) Kohath^(C) and Merari.^(D)

¹⁸These were the names of the Gershonite clans:

Libni and Shimei.^(E)

¹⁶And Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded.

¹⁷And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

¹⁸And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

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