Exodus 6:17

17 ¹The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.

Exodus 6:17 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 6:17

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 ) .

Exodus 6:17 In-Context

15 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon.

16 These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari; and the length of Levi's life was one hundred and thirty-seven years.

17 The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.

18 The sons of Kohath: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel; and the length of Kohath's life was one hundred and thirty-three years.

19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.

Cross References

• 1. Numbers 3:18-20; 1 Chronicles 6:17-19

Footnotes

• [a] In 1 Chr 23:7, "Ladan"