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The sonsבְּנֵיof Levi:לֵוִיGershon,גֵּרְשׁוֹןKohath,קְהָתand Merari.וּמְרָרִי
1 Chronicles 6:1
Study it in the app“The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 6:1, word by word
- The sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of Leviלֵוִיlevi
Levi
Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; the tribe of the priests comes from him. The name sounds like "be joined".
Where else “levi” appears- Gershonגֵּרְשׁוֹןgershon
Gershon
Gershon, the eldest son of Levi; one of the three Levite families descends from him.
Where else “gershon” appears- Kohathקְהָתkehat
Kohath
Kohath, a son of Levi; Moses and Aaron came from his family.
Where else “kehat” appears- and Merariמְרָרִיmerari
Merari
Merari, a son of Levi; one of the three Levite families descends from him.
Where else “merari” appears
Translation note
In the Hebrew Bible this chapter is numbered differently: 6:1-15 is 5:27-41 there, and 6:16-81 is 6:1-66. The family of Levi is also in Exodus 6:16-25.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.