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Exodus 6:17

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 6:17 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.
Exodus 6:17 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
14These are the heads of their fathers` houses. The sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.
15And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman; these are the families of Simeon.
16And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were a hundred thirty and seven years.
17The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.
18And the sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were a hundred thirty and three years.
19And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
20And Amram took him Jochebed his father`s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty and seven years.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the sons of Gershom, Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.] He had only two sons, from whom came the families of the Libnites and Shimites; (see <040321>Numbers 3:21).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Gen 46:11; Num 3:18, Shimei, Ch1 6:17, Ch1 23:7, Laadan, Shimei Exodus 6:18”
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