Numbers 3:18

18 And these [are] the names of the sons of Gershon according to their clans: Libni and Shimei.

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 So Moses mustered them according to the {command of Yahweh}, just as he commanded.

17 These were the sons of Levi according to their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

18 And these [are] the names of the sons of Gershon according to their clans: Libni and Shimei.

19 And the sons of Kohath according to their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

20 The sons of Merari according to their tribes: Mahli and Mushi. These [are] the clans of the Levites according to {their families}.