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Numbers 3:18

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 3:18 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.
Numbers 3:18 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 3

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15Number the children of Levi by their fathers` houses, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
16And Moses numbered them according to the word of Jehovah, as he was commanded.
17And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.
19And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers` houses.
21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
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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 these [are] the names of the sons of Gershon, by their families, etc.] 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, (<020617>Exodus 6:17); and from hence were the families of the Libnites and Shimites, as in (<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
“Num 3:21; Exo 6:17-19; Ch1 6:17, Ch1 6:20, Ch1 6:21, Ch1 23:7-11, Ch1 25:4, 26:1-32; Neh. 12:1-26 Numbers 3:19”
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