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Numbers 26:57
57These were the Levites who were counted by their clans: through Gershon, the Gershonite clan; through Kohath, the Kohathite clan; through Merari, the Merarite clan.
Numbers 26:57 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
- English Standard Version (ESV)This was the list of the Levites according to their clans: of Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites; of Merari, the clan of the Merarites.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And these are those who were numbered of the Levites according to their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
- New Living Translation (NLT)This is the record of the Levites who were counted according to their clans: The Gershonite clan, named after their ancestor Gershon. The Kohathite clan, named after their ancestor Kohath. The Merarite clan, named after their ancestor Merari.
Context of Numbers 26:57
55Be sure that the land is distributed by lot. What each group inherits will be according to the names for its ancestral tribe. 56Each inheritance is to be distributed by lot among the larger and smaller groups.” These were the Levites who were counted by their clans: through Gershon, the Gershonite clan; through Kohath, the Kohathite clan; through Merari, the Merarite clan. 58These also were Levite clans: the Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, the Korahite clan. (Kohath was the forefather of Amram; 59the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, who was born to the Levites in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses and their sister Miriam.
Read all of Numbers 26Numbers 26:57 word by word
וְאֵ֨לֶּה פְקוּדֵ֣י הַלֵּוִי֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְגֵרְשׁ֗וֹן מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔י לִקְהָ֕ת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַקְּהָתִ֑י לִמְרָרִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַמְּרָרִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- they that were numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
- of the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
- after their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
- of Gershonגֵּרְשׁוֹןgêreshôn gêreshôm · GershonH1648
- of the Gershonitesגֵּרְשֻׁנִּיgêreshûnnîy · GershoniteH1649
- of Kohathקְהָתqehâth · KohathH6955
- of the Kohathitesקְהָתִיqŏhâthîy · KohathiteH6956
- of Merariמְרָרִיmerârîy · MerariH4847
- of the Meraritesמְרָרִיmerârîy · MerariH4848
Cross-references for Numbers 26:57
Commentaries on Numbers 26:57
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 57-62Verses 57-62 Levi was God's tribe; therefore it was not numbered with the rest, but alone. It came not under the sentence, that none of them should enter Canaan excepting Caleb and Joshua.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 57-61The family of Kohath received special attention as the clan of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.Read the comment
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- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
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- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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