Genesis 46:11

Genesis 46:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Context of Genesis 46:11

9The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. 10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. 12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah. Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 13The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron.

Genesis 46:11 word by word

וּבְנֵ֖י לֵוִ֑י גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן קְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Leviלֵוִיlêvîy · LeviH3878
• Gershonגֵּרְשׁוֹןgêreshôn gêreshôm · GershonH1648
• Kohathקְהָתqehâth · KohathH6955
• and Merariמְרָרִיmerârîy · MerariH4847

Cross-references for Genesis 46:11

• Genesis 29:34Leah became pregnant again. Later, she gave birth to another son. She said, ‘Now I have given my husband three sons, so he will want to stay with me.’ She called this son Levi.
• Genesis 49:5Simeon and Levi are brothers. They use their swords as weapons to destroy people.
• Exodus 6:16These are the names of the sons of Levi, from the oldest to the youngest: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi himself lived for 137 years.
• Numbers 3:17The names of the sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
• Numbers 26:57The Levites included these clans: Gershon's family, Kohath's family and Merari's family.
• Deuteronomy 33:8I pray this for the tribe of Levi: Lord, your Urim and Thummim belong to your faithful servants, the Levites. You tested them at Massah. You argued with them at the springs of water at Meribah.
• 1 Chronicles 2:1The sons of Israel were: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
• 1 Chronicles 6:1Levi's sons were: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
• 1 Chronicles 22:1Then David said, ‘This is the place where the temple of the Lord God will be. The altar for Israel's burnt offerings will also be here.’
• 1 Chronicles 6:16Levi's sons were: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

Commentaries on Genesis 46:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-34Verses 1-34 - Jacob Goes Down to Egypt 9. פלוּא pallû' Pallu, “distinguished.” חצרן chetsrôn Chetsron, of the “court,” or “village.” כרמי karmı̂y Karmi, “vine-dresser.” 10. ימוּאל yemû'êl Jemuel, “day of El.” ימין yâmı̂yn Jamin, “right hand.” אהד 'ôhad Ohad, “joining together.” יכין yâkı̂yn Jakin, “he shall establish.” צחר tsôchar Tsochar, “whiteness.” 11. גרשׁון gêreshôn Gereshon, “expelling.” קהת qehâth Qehath, “assembly.” מררי merârı̂y…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-27Verses 5-27 We have here a particular account of Jacob's family. Though the fulfilling of promises is always sure, yet it is often slow. It was now 215 years since God had promised Abraham to make of him a great nation, ch. 12:2; yet that branch of his seed, to which the promise was made sure, had only increased to seventy, of whom this particular account is kept, to show the power of God in making these seventy become a vast multitude.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-27This family history of Jacob's sons shows that all the tribes of Israel went to Egypt together. They would also leave together (see the book of Exodus).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-278-27. all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten--Strictly speaking, there were only sixty-six went to Egypt; but to these add Joseph and his two sons, and Jacob the head of the clan, and the whole number amounts to seventy. In the speech of Stephen (Ac 7:14) the number is stated to be seventy-five; but as that estimate includes five sons of Ephraim and Manasseh (1Ch 7:14-20), born in Egypt, the two accounts…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 46:11

• Gershon
• Israel
• Jacob
• Kohath
• Merari

In the dictionaries

• Levi
• Levi, Levite
• Matthew, Levi
• Gershon
• Kohath
• Merari
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Discrepancies, Biblical
• Genealogy
• Genesis

Commentaries on Genesis 46

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings