And these were the sons of Levi, by their names The immediate offspring and descendants of that patriarch: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; these went down with him into Egypt, ( Genesis 46:11 ) .
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"Count the Levites by their ancestral families and clans. Count every male a month old and older."
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Moses counted them just as he was instructed by the mouth of God.
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These are the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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These are the names of the Gershonite clans: Libni and Shimei.
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The sons of Kohath by clan: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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