Numbers 26:57
in Numbers 26Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
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.
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This verse in Numbers 26
Commentary
1 note on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And these are they that were numbered of the Levites, after their families,....
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵ֨לֶּה | veeleh | and these | H428 → | 746 times |
| פְקוּדֵ֣י | fekudei | [were] [the] enrolled [men] of | H6485 → | 303 times |
| הַלֵּוִי֮ | halevi | the Levite[s] | H3881 → | 291 times |
| לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ | lemishpechotam | to clans their | H4940 → | 303 times |
| לְגֵרְשׁ֗וֹן | legereshon | of Gershon | H1648 → | 18 times |
| מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ | mishpachat | [the] clan of | H4940 → | 303 times |
| הַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔י | hagereshuni | the Gershonite[s] | H1649 → | 13 times |
| לִקְהָ֕ת | likhat | of Kohath | H6955 → | 32 times |
| מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת | mishpachat | [the] clan of | H4940 → | 303 times |
| הַקְּהָתִ֑י | hakehati | the Kohathite[s] | H6956 → | 15 times |
| לִמְרָרִ֕י | limrari | of Merari | H4847 → | 36 times |
| מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת | mishpachat | [the] clan of | H4940 → | 303 times |
| הַמְּרָרִֽי׃ | hamerari | the Merarite[s] | H4848 → | 4 times |
וְאֵ֨לֶּהand these
veelehH428 →746 times
פְקוּדֵ֣י[were] [the] enrolled [men] of
fekudeiH6485 →303 times
הַלֵּוִי֮the Levite[s]
haleviH3881 →291 times
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒to clans their
lemishpechotamH4940 →303 times
לְגֵרְשׁ֗וֹןof Gershon
legereshonH1648 →18 times
מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙[the] clan of
mishpachatH4940 →303 times
הַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔יthe Gershonite[s]
hagereshuniH1649 →13 times
לִקְהָ֕תof Kohath
likhatH6955 →32 times
מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת[the] clan of
mishpachatH4940 →303 times
הַקְּהָתִ֑יthe Kohathite[s]
hakehatiH6956 →15 times
לִמְרָרִ֕יof Merari
limrariH4847 →36 times
מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת[the] clan of
mishpachatH4940 →303 times
הַמְּרָרִֽי׃the Merarite[s]
hamerariH4848 →4 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 6:1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
it leads to
- Genesis 46:11
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Exodus 6:16
These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6
Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
- Genesis 46:11
Through
Genesis 46:11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
it leads to
- Genesis 29:34
Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named…
- 1 Chronicles 22:1–19
Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the LORD God, as well as the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
- 1 Chronicles 2:11
Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.
- 1 Chronicles 6:1–3
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Numbers 4:1–49
Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
- Genesis 29:34
Where this verse is studied
About Numbers

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
