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Numbers 3:17-18,21 - Compare All Versions

Numbers 3:17-18 NIV (New International Version)

These were the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. These were the names of the Gershonite clans: Libni and Shimei.

Numbers 3:21 NIV (New International Version)

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

Numbers 3:17-18 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari. And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.

Numbers 3:21 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

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

Numbers 3:17-18 NLT (New Living Translation)

Levi had three sons, whose names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. The clans descended from Gershon were named after two of his descendants, Libni and Shimei.

Numbers 3:21 NLT (New Living Translation)

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

Numbers 3:17-18 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

These were Levi’s sons by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. These were the names of Gershon’s sons by their clans: Libni and Shimei.

Numbers 3:21 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

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

Numbers 3:17-18 KJV (King James Version)

And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

Numbers 3:21 KJV (King James Version)

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

Numbers 3:17-18 NKJV (New King James Version)

These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.

Numbers 3:21 NKJV (New King James Version)

From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimites; these were the families of the Gershonites.

Numbers 3:17-18 MSG (The Message)

These are the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. These are the names of the Gershonite clans: Libni and Shimei.

Numbers 3:21-26 MSG (The Message)

Gershon was ancestor to the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites, known as the Gershonite clans. All the males who were one month and older numbered 7,500. The Gershonite clans camped on the west, behind The Dwelling, led by Eliasaph son of Lael. At the Tent of Meeting the Gershonites were in charge of maintaining The Dwelling and its tent, its coverings, the screen at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the hangings of the Courtyard, the screen at the entrance to the Courtyard that surrounded The Dwelling and Altar, and the cords—in short, everything having to do with these things.

Numbers 3:17-18 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

These, then, are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei

Numbers 3:21 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimeites; these were the families of the Gershonites.

Numbers 3:17-18 AMP (Amplified Bible)

These are the [three] sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. These are the names of the [two] sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei

Numbers 3:21 AMP (Amplified Bible)

Of Gershon were the families of the Libnites and of the Shimeites. These are the families of the Gershonites.

Numbers 3:17-18 NET (New English Translation)

These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.

Numbers 3:21 NET (New English Translation)

From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimeites; these were the families of the Gershonites.