Numbers 3:18

Numbers 3:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
• New International Version (NIV)These were the names of the Gershonite clans: Libni and Shimei.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.

Context of Numbers 3:18

16So Moses did what the Lord said and registered them as he had been commanded. 17Gershon, Kohath, and Merari were the sons of Levi. Libni and Shimei were the sons of Gershon. Their families were named after them. 19Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel were the sons of Kohath. Their families were named after them. 20Mahli and Mushi were the sons of Merari. Their families were named after them. These were the households of Levite families.

Numbers 3:18 word by word

וְאֵ֛לֶּה שְׁמ֥וֹת בְּֽנֵי־גֵרְשׁ֖וֹן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם לִבְנִ֖י וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Gershonגֵּרְשׁוֹןgêreshôn gêreshôm · GershonH1648
• by their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• Libniלִבְנִיlibnîy · LibniH3845
• and Shimeiשִׁמְעִיshim‛îy · ShimeiH8096

Cross-references for Numbers 3:18

• Numbers 3:21To Gershon belonged the families descended from Libni and Shimei. These were the families descended from Gershon.
• Exodus 6:17The sons of Gershon listed by their families were Libni and Shimei.
• 1 Chronicles 6:17These are the names of Gershom’s sons: Libni and Shimei.
• 1 Chronicles 23:7Ladan and Shimei were Gershon’s descendants.
• 1 Chronicles 25:3From the sons of Jeduthun were Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, Mattithiah. (The six brothers were directed by their father, the prophet Jeduthun. They thanked and praised the Lord as they played lyres.)
• 1 Chronicles 15:7Leading Gershom’s descendants was Joel, who came with 130 of his relatives.
• 1 Chronicles 16:5Asaph was the head; Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed Edom, and Jeiel with harps and lyres. Asaph played the cymbals.

Commentaries on Numbers 3:18

• 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 3:18

• Census
• Gershon
• Levites
• Libni
• Shimei

In the dictionaries

• Shimei
• Chief
• Conclude
• Custody
• Encamp
• 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