Numbers 3:18

18 These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Livni and Shim`i.

Numbers 3:18 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 3:18

And these [are] the names of the sons of Gershon, by their
families
Or to Gershon belonged two families, called after the names of his sons, who were now numbered, namely, Libni and Shimei;
and who are elsewhere mentioned as his sons, ( Exodus 6:17 ) ; and from hence were the families of the Libnites and Shimites, as in ( Numbers 3:21 ) .

Numbers 3:18 In-Context

16 Moshe numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.

17 These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kehat, and Merari.

18 These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Livni and Shim`i.

19 The sons of Kehat by their families: `Amram, and Yitzhar, Hevron, and `Uzzi'el.

20 The sons of Merari by their families: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.