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Good News Translation

Exodus 6:19

Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi with their descendants.

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

14 Reuben, Jacob's first-born, had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names. 15 Simeon had six sons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names. 16 Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names. Levi lived 137 years. 17 Gershon had two sons: Libni and Shimei, and they had many descendants. 18 Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years. 19 Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi with their descendants. 20 Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years. 21 Izhar had three sons: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. 22 Uzziel also had three sons: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. 23 Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon; she bore him Nadab, 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
some of the heavenly beings saw that these young women were beautiful, so they took the ones they liked.
Genesis 6:3
Then the Lord said, "I will not allow people to live forever; they are mortal. From now on they will live no longer than 120 years."
Genesis 6:8
But the Lord was pleased with Noah.
Genesis 6:9
This is the story of Noah. He had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Noah had no faults and was the only good man of his time. He lived in fellowship with God,
Genesis 6:15
Make it 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
Genesis 6:16
Make a roof for the boat and leave a space of 18 inches between the roof and the sides. Build it with three decks and put a door in the side.
Genesis 8:17
Take all the birds and animals out with you, so that they may reproduce and spread over all the earth."
Psalms 36:6
Your righteousness is towering like the mountains; your justice is like the depths of the sea. People and animals are in your care.

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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