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Genesis 34:25
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Genesis 34:25
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25 Now it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, (A)Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came boldly upon the city and killed all the males.
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Genesis 46:11
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Genesis 46:11
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Genesis 46:11
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Genesis 46:11
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11 The sons of (A)Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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Genesis 49:5-7
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Genesis 49:5-7
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5 “Simeon(A) and Levi(B) are brothers—
their swords[a] are weapons of violence.(C)
6 Let me not enter their council,
let me not join their assembly,(D)
for they have killed men in their anger(E)
and hamstrung(F) oxen as they pleased.
7 Cursed be their anger, so fierce,
and their fury,(G) so cruel!(H)
I will scatter them in Jacob
and disperse them in Israel.(I)
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- Genesis 49:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Genesis 49:5-7
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Genesis 49:5-7
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5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers;
Instruments of [a]cruelty are in their dwelling place.
6 (A)Let not my soul enter their council;
Let not my honor be united (B)to their assembly;
(C)For in their anger they slew a man,
And in their self-will they [b]hamstrung an ox.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel!
(D)I will divide them in Jacob
And scatter them in Israel.
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- Genesis 49:5 violence
- Genesis 49:6 lamed
Exodus 2:1
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Exodus 2:1
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Exodus 2:1
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Exodus 2:1
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Moses Is Born(A)
2 And (B)a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi.
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Exodus 6:16
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Exodus 6:16
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Exodus 6:16
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Exodus 6:16
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16 These are the names of (A)the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty-seven.
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Exodus 6:19
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Exodus 6:19
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19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.(A)
These were the clans of Levi according to their records.
Exodus 6:19
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Exodus 6:19
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19 (A)The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.
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Numbers 1:47
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Numbers 1:47
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Numbers 1:47
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Numbers 1:47
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47 But (A)the Levites were not numbered among them by their fathers’ tribe;
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Numbers 3:17-20
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Numbers 3:17-20
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17 These were the names of the sons of Levi:(A)
Gershon,(B) Kohath(C) and Merari.(D)
18 These were the names of the Gershonite clans:
Libni and Shimei.(E)
19 The Kohathite clans:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.(F)
20 The Merarite clans:(G)
Mahli and Mushi.(H)
These were the Levite clans, according to their families.
Numbers 3:17-20
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Numbers 3:17-20
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17 (A)These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 18 And these are the names of the sons of (B)Gershon by their families: (C)Libni and Shimei. 19 And the sons of (D)Kohath by their families: (E)Amram, Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 (F)And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers’ houses.
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Numbers 26:57
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Numbers 26:57
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57 These were the Levites(A) who were counted by their clans:
through Gershon, the Gershonite clan;
through Kohath, the Kohathite clan;
through Merari, the Merarite clan.
Numbers 26:57
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Numbers 26:57
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57 (A)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.
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Deuteronomy 33:8
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Deuteronomy 33:8
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8 And of (A)Levi he said:
(B)“Let Your [a]Thummim and Your Urim be with Your holy one,
(C)Whom You tested at Massah,
And with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah,
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- Deuteronomy 33:8 Lit. Perfections and Your Lights
1 Chronicles 6:1
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1 Chronicles 6:1
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- 1 Chronicles 6:1 In Hebrew texts 6:1-15 is numbered 5:27-41, and 6:16-81 is numbered 6:1-66.
1 Chronicles 6:1
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1 Chronicles 6:1
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The Family of Levi(A)
6 The sons of Levi were (B)Gershon,[a] Kohath, and Merari.
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- 1 Chronicles 6:1 Or Gershom, v. 16
1 Chronicles 6:16
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1 Chronicles 6:16
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- 1 Chronicles 6:16 Hebrew Gershom, a variant of Gershon; also in verses 17, 20, 43, 62 and 71
1 Chronicles 6:16
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1 Chronicles 6:16
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16 The sons of Levi were (A)Gershon,[a] Kohath, and Merari.
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1 Chronicles 23:6-24
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1 Chronicles 23:6-24
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6 David separated(A) the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi:(B) Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
Gershonites
7 Belonging to the Gershonites:(C)
Ladan and Shimei.
8 The sons of Ladan:
Jehiel the first, Zetham and Joel—three in all.
9 The sons of Shimei:
Shelomoth, Haziel and Haran—three in all.
These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
10 And the sons of Shimei:
Jahath, Ziza,[a] Jeush and Beriah.
These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
11 Jahath was the first and Ziza the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; so they were counted as one family with one assignment.
Kohathites
12 The sons of Kohath:(D)
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel—four in all.
13 The sons of Amram:(E)
Aaron and Moses.
Aaron was set apart,(F) he and his descendants forever, to consecrate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices before the Lord, to minister(G) before him and to pronounce blessings(H) in his name forever. 14 The sons of Moses the man(I) of God were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 The sons of Moses:
Gershom and Eliezer.(J)
16 The descendants of Gershom:(K)
Shubael was the first.
17 The descendants of Eliezer:
Rehabiah(L) was the first.
Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
18 The sons of Izhar:
Shelomith(M) was the first.
19 The sons of Hebron:(N)
Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.
20 The sons of Uzziel:
Micah the first and Ishiah the second.
Merarites
21 The sons of Merari:(O)
Mahli and Mushi.(P)
The sons of Mahli:
Eleazar and Kish.
22 Eleazar died without having sons: he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.(Q)
23 The sons of Mushi:
Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth—three in all.
24 These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families as they were registered under their names and counted individually, that is, the workers twenty years old or more(R) who served in the temple of the Lord.
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- 1 Chronicles 23:10 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also verse 11); most Hebrew manuscripts Zina
1 Chronicles 23:6-24
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1 Chronicles 23:6-24
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6 Also (A)David separated them into [a]divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Of the (B)Gershonites: [b]Laadan and Shimei. 8 The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel—three in all. 9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Laadan. 10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, [c]Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei. 11 Jahath was the first and Zizah the second. But Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they were assigned as one father’s house.
12 (C)The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all. 13 The sons of (D)Amram: Aaron and Moses; and (E)Aaron was set apart, he and his sons forever, that he should [d]sanctify the most holy things, (F)to burn incense before the Lord, (G)to minister to Him, and (H)to give the blessing in His name forever. 14 Now (I)the sons of Moses the man of God were reckoned to the tribe of Levi. 15 (J)The sons of Moses were [e]Gershon and Eliezer. 16 Of the sons of Gershon, (K)Shebuel[f] was the first. 17 Of the descendants of Eliezer, (L)Rehabiah was the first. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18 Of the sons of Izhar, (M)Shelomith was the first. 19 (N)Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20 Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was the first and Jesshiah the second.
21 (O)The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and (P)Kish. 22 And Eleazar died, and (Q)had no sons, but only daughters; and their [g]brethren, the sons of Kish, (R)took them as wives. 23 (S)The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.
24 These were the sons of (T)Levi by their fathers’ houses—the heads of the fathers’ houses as they were counted individually by the number of their names, who did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of (U)twenty years and above.
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- 1 Chronicles 23:6 groups
- 1 Chronicles 23:7 Libni, Ex. 6:17
- 1 Chronicles 23:10 LXX, Vg. Zizah and v. 11
- 1 Chronicles 23:13 consecrate
- 1 Chronicles 23:15 Heb. Gershom, 1 Chr. 6:16
- 1 Chronicles 23:16 Shubael, 1 Chr. 24:20
- 1 Chronicles 23:22 kinsmen
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