Of the Gershonites were Laadan and Shimei. ] These two were the immediate posterity of Gershon; are the same with Libni and Shimhi, and heads of families, ( Exodus 6:17 ) .
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Moreover four alafim were sho’arim (gatekeepers); and four alafim praised Hashem with the kelim (instruments) which I made, said Dovid, to praise therewith.
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And Dovid divided them into divisions among the Bnei Levi, namely, Gershon, Kehat, and Merari.