Numbers 3:18

18 And these [are] the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: 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 And Moses numbereth them according to the command of Jehovah, as he hath been commanded.

17 And these are sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

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

19 And the sons of Kohath, by their families, [are] Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

20 And the sons of Merari by their families [are] Mahli and Mushi; these are the families of the Levites, by the house of their fathers.