Numbers 3:17
Strong's Lexicon
These
אֵ֥לֶּה (’êl·leh)
Pronoun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 428: 1) these 1a) used before antecedent 1b) used following antecedent

were
וַיִּֽהְיוּ־ (way·yih·yū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

the sons
בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

of Levi
לֵוִ֖י (lê·wî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3881: Levite = see Levi 'joined to' 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah 1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service

by name:
בִּשְׁמֹתָ֑ם (biš·mō·ṯām)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8034: 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument

Gershon,
גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן (gê·rə·šō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1648: Gershon or Gershom = 'exile' 1) firstborn son of Levi born before Jacob's family went to Egypt

Kohath,
וּקְהָ֖ת (ū·qə·hāṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6955: Kohath = 'assembly' 1) the 2nd of the 3 sons of Levi and progenitor of a family in the tribe of Levi

and Merari.
וּמְרָרִֽי׃ (ū·mə·rā·rî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4847: Merari = 'bitter' 1) the 3rd son of Levi and head of a Levitical family

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Young's Literal Translation
And these are sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These were Levi’s sons by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

New American Standard Bible
These then are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.

King James Bible
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
These were the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

New Living Translation
Levi had three sons, whose names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

English Standard Version
And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.

New American Standard Bible
These then are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.

King James Bible
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These were Levi's sons by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

International Standard Version
These are Levi's descendants by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

NET Bible
These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

American Standard Version
And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

English Revised Version
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

Young's Literal Translation
And these are sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
















Cross References
Genesis 46:11
And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Exodus 6:16
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.

Numbers 3:16
And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.

Numbers 1:1
And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

Numbers 3:15
Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.

Numbers 3:14
And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

Numbers 3:18
And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

Numbers 3:19
And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

Numbers 3:20
And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
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