Theseare those who were numberedof the Levitesaccording to their families:of Gershon,the familyof the Gershonites;of Kohath,the familyof the Kohathites;of Merari,the familyof the Merarites.
The sonsof Levi:Gershon,Kohath,and Merari.
The sonsof Levi[were] Gershon,Kohathand Merari.
Aaron'ssonEleazarmarriedoneof the daughtersof Putiel,and she borehim Phinehas.Theseare the headsof the fathers'[households] of the Levitesaccording to their families.
The Levites,however, were not numberedamongthem by their fathers'tribe.
The Levites,however, were not numberedamongthe sonsof Israel,justas the LORDhad commandedMoses.
"Accordingto the selection by lot,their inheritanceshall be dividedbetweenthe largerand the smaller[groups]."
"Numberthe sonsof Leviby their fathers'households,by their families;everymalefrom a montholdand upwardyou shall number."
Thesethen are the sonsof Leviby their names:Gershonand Kohathand Merari.
