Numbers 3:21

21 The Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan came from Gershon; these were the Gershonite 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 Kohath's sons by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

20 Merari's sons by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans by their ancestral houses.

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

22 Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 7,500.

23 The Gershonite clans camped behind the tabernacle on the west side,