Shemer was Mahli’s son. Mahli was Mushi’s son. Mushi was Merari’s son. Merari was Levi’s son.
Numbers 4:42 - Easy To Read Version Also, the men in the families and family groups of the Merari family were counted. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And those numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers' houses, American Standard Version (1901) And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, Common English Bible The enrollment of the Merarite clans by their clans and their households, Catholic Public Domain Version The sons of Merari also were numbered by the kinships and houses of their fathers, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The sons of Merari also were numbered by the kindreds and houses of their fathers, |
Shemer was Mahli’s son. Mahli was Mushi’s son. Mushi was Merari’s son. Merari was Levi’s son.
The priests were given their part of the collection. This was done by families, in the way they were listed in the family histories. The Levites 20 years old and older were given their part of the collection. This was done by their responsibilities and by their groups.
So these men from the Gershon family group were given their special work to do for the Meeting Tent. Moses and Aaron did this the way the Lord had told Moses to do.
All the men from 30 to 50 years old that had served in the army were counted. These men were given their special work to do for the Meeting Tent. [76]