Numbers 3:21
“Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.”
Numbers 3:21 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Of Gerson were two families, the Lebnites, and the Semeites:
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
- DARBYDarby
- Of Gershon, the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- Of Gershon is the family of the Libnite, and the family of the Shimite; these are the families of the Gershonite.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
Context: Numbers 3
19And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
22Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
23The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
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.