Genesis 46:11

11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

Genesis 46:11 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
11 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
English Standard Version (ESV)
11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New Living Translation (NLT)
11 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
The Message Bible (MSG)
11 Levi's sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
American Standard Version (ASV)
11 And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
11 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
11 Levi's sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Genesis 46:11 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 46:11

And the sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
] From these sprung the priests and Levites, see ( Numbers 3:1-4 ) .

Genesis 46:11 In-Context

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

Cross References 4

  • 1. S Genesis 29:34; S Numbers 3:17
  • 2. Exodus 6:16; Numbers 3:21; Numbers 4:38
  • 3. Exodus 6:16; Numbers 3:27; 1 Chronicles 23:12
  • 4. Exodus 6:19; Numbers 3:20,33; Numbers 4:29; Numbers 26:57; 1 Chronicles 6:19
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