Numbers 3:18

18 These were the names of the Gershonite clans: Libni and Shimei.

Numbers 3:18 in Other Translations

18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.

18 The clans descended from Gershon were named after two of his descendants, Libni and Shimei.

18 These are the names of the Gershonite clans: Libni and Shimei.

18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.

18 Libni and Shimei were the sons of Gershon. Their families were named after them.

18 These were the names of Gershon's sons by their clans: Libni and Shimei.

18 The major families from Gershon were 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 counted them, as he was commanded by the word of the LORD.

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

18 These were the names of the Gershonite clans: Libni and Shimei.

19 The Kohathite clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

20 The Merarite clans: Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans, according to their families.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 6:17