Numbers 3:21

Numbers 3:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
• New International Version (NIV)To Gershon belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites; these were the Gershonite clans.
• English Standard Version (ESV)To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimites; these were the families of the Gershonites.

Context of Numbers 3:21

19The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families. From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans. 22The number of all the males a month old or more was 7,500. 23The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,

Numbers 3:21 word by word

לְגֵ֣רְשׁ֔וֹן מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הַלִּבְנִ֔י וּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשִּׁמְעִ֑י אֵ֣לֶּה הֵ֔ם מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ת הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

• From Gershon cameגֵּרְשׁוֹןgêreshôn gêreshôm · GershonH1648
• the Libniteלִבְנִיlibnîy · LibniteH3846
• clanמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• and the Shimeiteשִׁמְעִיshim‛îy · ShimeiteH8097
• theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• theseהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• were the Gershoniteגֵּרְשֻׁנִּיgêreshûnnîy · GershoniteH1649

Cross-references for Numbers 3:21

• Numbers 3:18These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.

Commentaries on Numbers 3:21

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-39Verses 14-39 The Levites were in three classes, according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and these were subdivided into families. The posterity of Moses were not at all honoured or privileged, but stood upon the level with other Levites; thus it was plain, that Moses did not seek the advancement of his own family, or to secure any honours to it. The tribe of Levi was by much the least of all the tribes. God's chosen are but a little…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-39This first phase of a two-part registration of the tribe of Levi summarized each family's special duties. 4:1–33 describes this in more detail (see 4:34–49 for the second phase). This count did not relate to military duties, so it included male Levites from the age of one month (3:40–41). Three family groups descend from the three sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. These clans, often called the Gershonites, Kohathites, and Merarites, later…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-3114-31. Number the children of Levi--They were numbered as well as the other tribes; but the enumeration was made on a different principle--for while in the other tribes the number of males was calculated from twenty years and upward [Nu 1:3], in that of Levi they were counted "from a month old and upward." The reason for the distinction is obvious. In the other tribes the survey was made for purposes of war [Nu 1:3], from which the Levites were totally…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 3:21

• Census
• Gershon
• Levites
• Libni

In the dictionaries

• Chief
• Conclude
• Custody
• Encamp
• Gershon
• Libni
• O
• Secure
• Seek
• Sinai

Commentaries on Numbers 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings