Numbers 3:21

21 {To Gershon belonged} the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these [are] the clans of the Gershonites.

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 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}.

21 {To Gershon belonged} the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these [are] the clans of the Gershonites.

22 The {ones counted} according to the number of every male from {one month} and above [were] seven thousand five hundred.

23 The clans of the Gershonites will camp behind the tabernacle to the west,

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "To Gershon was"