Numbers 3:21

21 Gershon fathered the clans of Livni and Shim'i; these were the Gershon clans.

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 likewise the sons of K'hat -'Amram,Yitz'har, Hevron and 'Uzi'el -

20 and the sons of M'rari -Machli and Mushi. These fathered the clans of the L'vi'im.

21 Gershon fathered the clans of Livni and Shim'i; these were the Gershon clans.

22 Of them, 7,500 males a month old and over were counted.

23 The Gershon clans were to camp behind the tabernacle, toward the west.