Numbers 26:57 - Tree of Life Version These were the numbers of the Levites by their families: by Gershon the Gershonite family, by Kohath the Kohathite family, by Merari the Merarite family. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And these were numbered of the Levites according to their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites. American Standard Version (1901) And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites. Common English Bible These are the ones enrolled as Levites according to their clans: from Gershon, the Gershonite clan; from Kohath, the Kohathite clan; from Merari, the Merarite clan. Catholic Public Domain Version Likewise, this is the number of the sons of Levi by their families: Gershon, from whom is the family of the Gershonites; Kohath, from whom is the family of the Kohathites; Merari, from whom is the family of the Merarites. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version This also is the number of the sons of Levi by their families: Gerson, of whom is the family of the Gersonites: Caath, of whom is the family of the Caathites: Merari, of whom is the family of the Merarites. |
Eleazar, Aaron’s son, married one of the daughters of Putiel and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the ancestral houses of the Levites according to their families.
However, the Levites were not counted among Bnei-Yisrael, just as Adonai commanded Moses.
The division of the inheritance of larger and smaller tribes is to be decided by the lot.”
“Count the sons of Levi. According to their ancestral house, by their families, every male a month old and upward you are to number them.”
These were the sons of Levi, by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.