God’s Word Translation
Numbers 3:19
19Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel were the sons of Kohath. Their families were named after them.
Numbers 3:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- New International Version (NIV)The Kohathite clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the sons of Kohath by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Context of Numbers 3:19
17Gershon, Kohath, and Merari were the sons of Levi. 18Libni and Shimei were the sons of Gershon. Their families were named after them. Amram, 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. 21To Gershon belonged the families descended from Libni and Shimei. These were the families descended from Gershon.
Read all of Numbers 3Numbers 3:19 word by word
וּבְנֵ֥י קְהָ֖ת לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם עַמְרָ֣ם וְיִצְהָ֔ר חֶבְר֖וֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 3:19
- Numbers 3:27To Kohath belonged the families descended from Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. These were the families descended from Kohath.
- Exodus 6:18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
- 1 Chronicles 6:18Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- 1 Chronicles 15:5Leading Kohath’s descendants was Uriel, who came with 120 of his relatives.
- 1 Chronicles 23:12Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- 1 Chronicles 25:4From the sons of Heman were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
- 1 Chronicles 26:1The following were the divisions of the gatekeepers: For Korah’s descendants there was Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, from the descendants of Asaph.
- Nehemiah 12:1These are the priests and Levites who came back with Zerubbabel (Shealtiel’s son) and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
Commentaries on Numbers 3:19
- 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
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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
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