And the sons of Gershom, Libni, and Shimi, according to their families. ] He had only two sons, from whom came the families of the Libnites and Shimites; see ( Numbers 3:21 ) .
15
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Saul, the son of a Canaanite woman - these are the families of Simeon.
16
These are the names of the sons of Levi in the order of their birth: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
17
The sons of Gershon by family: Libni and Shimei.
18
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived to be 133.
19
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the sons of Levi in the order of their birth.
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