Numbers 3:21
19 The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20 And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.
22 The number of all the males a month old or more was 7,500.
23 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- 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.
- WEB
- Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites. 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.
- DARBY
- Of Gershon, the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
- BLB
- From Gershon [is] the family of the Libnite, and the family of the Shimite; these were the clans of the Gershonite.
- ÅB
- Til Gerson hørte libnittenes slekt og sime'ittenes slekt; dette var gersonittenes slekter.
- OTB
- Fra Gershon kom familiene til Libnitterne og Sjimittene; dette var Gershonittenes familier.
- B1930
- Til Gerson hørte libnittenes ætt og sime'ittenes ætt; dette var gersonittenes ætter.