Genesis 46:11
9 The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
13 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- KJV
- And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- WEB
- The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- ASV
- And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- DARBY
- And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- BLB
- And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- ÅB
- og Levis sønner: Gerson, Kahat og Merari,
- OTB
- Levis sønner het Gershon, Kehat og Merari.
- B1930
- og Levis sønner: Gerson, Kahat og Merari,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 29:34
Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.
Read in contextNumbers 3:17–22
These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Read in context1 Chronicles 2:1
These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
Read in contextExodus 6:16
These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
Read in context1 Chronicles 6:16
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Read in contextNumbers 26:57–58
Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.
Read in contextGenesis 49:5–7
Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
Read in context1 Chronicles 22:1–19
Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the LORD God, as well as the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
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