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The sonsוּבְנֵיof Levi:לֵוִיGershon,גֵּרְשׁוֹןKohath,קְהָתand Merari.וּמְרָרִי
Genesis 46:11
Study it in the app“The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 46:11, word by word
- The sonsבְנֵיvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” 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
The context
10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Saul, the son of the Canaanite woman.
11 · This verse (above)
12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
To study Genesis 46 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim say to Israel at Beersheba, and what happened when he met Joseph (vv. 2-4, 29)?
2. What it means
Why does Elohim say to him, “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt” (v. 3)?
3. How I live it
What change that frightens you can you place in Elohim’s hands today?