Numbers 3:17
“And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.”
Numbers 3:17 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And there were found sons of Levi by their names, Gerson and Caath and Merari.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
- DARBYDarby
- And these are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And these are sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Context: Numbers 3
15Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
16And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.
17And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
19And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
About Numbers 3: The Levites
A second census is taken of the Levites, and their duties in serving the Tabernacle are outlined.
Commentary
In Numbers 3, we see the Lord instructing Moses to take a census of the Levites, who were to serve as the priests of Israel. The Lord commands that all males from the age of one month and older were to be counted. The Lord then instructs Moses to assign the Levites to the service of the tabernacle, and to assign them to the various tasks of the tabernacle. The Lord also commands that the Levites were to be redeemed from the other tribes of Israel, and that they were to be given to Aaron and his sons as a special gift from the Lord.