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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Exodus 6:19

The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Aaron;   Genealogy;   Mahli;   Mushi;   Scofield Reference Index - Separation;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Korah;   Levi;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Levite;   Priest;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Merari;   Moses;   Mushi;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Amram;   Genealogy;   Levites;   Mahli;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Amram;   Father's House;   Mahli;   Mushi;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Amram;   Mahli;   Merari, Merarites;   Moses;   Mushi;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Israel in Egypt;   Mahli ;   Merari, Merarites ;   Mushi, Mushites ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Aaron;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Korah;   Moses;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ma'hali;   Mu'shi;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Aaron;   Exodus, the Book of;   Genealogy;   Kohath;   Mahli;   Merari;   Mooli;   Moses;   Mushi;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Aaron;   Amram, Father of Moses;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The sons of Merari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
King James Version
And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
Lexham English Bible
And the sons of Merari are Mahli and Mushi. These are clans of the Levites according to their genealogies.
New Century Version
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the family groups of Levi, according to their family history.
New English Translation
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi, according to their records.
Amplified Bible
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.
New American Standard Bible
And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Also the sonnes of Merari were Mahali & Mushi: these are ye families of Leui by their kinreds.
Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
Contemporary English Version
Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. All of the above were from the Levi tribe.
Complete Jewish Bible
The sons of M'rari were Machli and Mushi. These were the families of Levi with their descendants.
Darby Translation
And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
Easy-to-Read Version
Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. All these families were from Israel's son Levi.
English Standard Version
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their generations.
George Lamsa Translation
The sons of Merari: Mahali and Mushi; these are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
Good News Translation
Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi with their descendants.
Christian Standard Bible®
The sons of Merari:
Literal Translation
And the sons of Merari: Mahli, and Mushi. These were the families of Levi according to their generations.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The children of Merari are these: Maheli and Musi. These are ye generacions of Leui in their kynreds.
American Standard Version
And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
Bible in Basic English
And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi: these are the families of the Levites, in the order of their generations.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The children of Merari: Mahli, and Musi: these are the kinredes of Leui by their geuerations.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
King James Version (1611)
And the sonnes of Merari: Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Leui, according to their generations.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the sons of Merari, Mooli, and Omusi, these are the houses of the families of Levi, according to their kindreds.
English Revised Version
And the sons of Merari; Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The sones of Merari weren Mooli and Musi. These weren the kynredis of Leuy bi her meynees.
Young's Literal Translation
And the sons of Merari [are] Mahli and Mushi: these [are] families of Levi, as to their births.
Update Bible Version
And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these [are] the families of Levi, according to their generations.
World English Bible
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
New King James Version
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.
New Living Translation
The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, as listed in their family records.
New Life Bible
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their family groups.
New Revised Standard
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their genealogies.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi. These, are the families of the Levites by their generations.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi. These are the kindreds of Levi by their families.
Revised Standard Version
The sons of Merar'i: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
THE MESSAGE
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the sons of Levi in the order of their birth.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.

Contextual Overview

14These were the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben. 15The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon. 16These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years. 17The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans. 18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years. 19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.20And Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years. 21The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. 22The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. 23And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon. She bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 3:20, 1 Chronicles 6:19, 1 Chronicles 23:21

Reciprocal: Joshua 21:7 - General 1 Chronicles 6:47 - Merari 1 Chronicles 24:27 - sons

Cross-References

Genesis 6:2
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
Genesis 6:3
So the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years."
Genesis 6:8
Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
Genesis 6:9
This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
Genesis 6:15
And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.
Genesis 6:16
You are to make a roof for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.
Genesis 8:17
Bring out all the living creatures that are with you-birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground-so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it."
Psalms 36:6
Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, Your judgments like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the sons of Merari, Mahali, and Mushi,.... From whence sprung the families of the Mahalites, and Mushites, Numbers 3:33:

these are the families of Levi, according to their generations: the families that descended from him and his sons, according to the order of their birth.


 
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