Numbers 3:21

21 To Gershon belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites; these were the Gershonite clans.

Numbers 3:21 in Other Translations

21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

21 To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites.

21 The descendants of Gershon were composed of the clans descended from Libni and Shimei.

21 Gershon was ancestor to the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites, known as the Gershonite clans.

21 The Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan came from Gershon; these were the Gershonite clans.

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

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

21 To Gershon belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites; these were the Gershonite clans.

22 The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 7,500.

23 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 46:11
• 2. Exodus 6:17