Exodus 6:17

17 The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, in the order of their families.

Exodus 6:17 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 6:17

And the sons of Gershom, Libni, and Shimi, according to
their families.
] He had only two sons, from whom came the families of the Libnites and Shimites; see ( Numbers 3:21 ) .

Exodus 6:17 In-Context

15 And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul, the son of a woman of Canaan: these are the families of Simeon.

16 And these are the names of the sons of Levi in the order of their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari: and the years of Levi's life were a hundred and thirty-seven.

17 The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, in the order of their families.

18 And the sons of Kohath: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel: and the years of Kohath's life were a hundred and thirty-three.

19 And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi: these are the families of the Levites, in the order of their generations.