Numbers 3:21

The Gershonites

21 From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans. ¹

Numbers 3:21 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 3:21

Of Gershon [was] the family of the Libnites, and the family
of the Shimites
The first son of Levi: these [are] the family of the Gershonites;
that were now, numbered.

Numbers 3:21 In-Context

19 The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

20 And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.

21 From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.

22 The number of all the males a month old or more was 7,500.

23 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,

Cross References

• 1. (Numbers 4:21–28; 1 Chronicles 23:7–11)