King James Version
Numbers 3:21 in the King James Version says “Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.”
Numbers 3:21 · KJV
And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
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“and the family”
H4940a family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
“and the family”
H4940a family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
“and the family”
H4940a family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
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