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43 son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.

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43 the son of Jahath,

the son of Gershon, the son of Levi;

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And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.(A)

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David separated(A) the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi:(B) Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

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20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,(A)

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20 Of Gershon:

Libni his son, Jahath his son,

Zimmah his son,

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16 [a]The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.(A) 17 These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

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  1. 6.16 6.1 in Heb

16 The sons of Levi:(A)

Gershon,[a] Kohath and Merari.(B)

17 These are the names of the sons of Gershon:

Libni and Shimei.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:16 Hebrew Gershom, a variant of Gershon; also in verses 17, 20, 43, 62 and 71

Descendants of Levi

[a]The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.(A)

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  1. 6.1 5.27 in Heb

Levi

[a]The sons of Levi:(A)

Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 6:1 In Hebrew texts 6:1-15 is numbered 5:27-41, and 6:16-81 is numbered 6:1-66.

17 These were the sons of Levi, by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.(A)

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

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

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16 The following are the names of the sons of Levi according to their genealogies: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, and the length of Levi’s life was one hundred thirty-seven years.(A)

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16 These were the names of the sons of Levi(A) according to their records: Gershon,(B) Kohath and Merari.(C) Levi lived 137 years.

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22 She bore a son, and he named him Gershom,[a] for he said, “I have been an alien residing in a foreign land.”(A)

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  1. 2.22 In Heb Gershom resembles the word for alien

22 Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom,[a](A) saying, “I have become a foreigner(B) in a foreign land.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 2:22 Gershom sounds like the Hebrew for a foreigner there.

11 The children of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.(A)

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