Exodus 6:16 “These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: G…”

Exodus 6:16

These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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 one hundred thirty-seven years.

American Standard Version

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 a hundred thirty and seven years.

Geneva Bible 1599

These also are the names of the sonnes of Leui in their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari (and the yeres of the life of Leui were an hundreth thirtie and seuen yere)

Darby Translation

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 a hundred and thirty-seven years.

Young's Literal Translation

And these [are] the names of the sons of Levi, as to their births: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi [are] a hundred and thirty and seven years.

Bible in Basic English

And these are the names of the sons of Levi in the order of their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari: and the years of Levi's life were a hundred and thirty-seven.

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Cross references

“sons”

Genesis 46:11 Numbers 3:17 1 Chronicles 6:1 1 Chronicles 6:16

Genesis 46:11 · BSB

The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Numbers 3:17 · BSB

These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

1 Chronicles 6:1 · BSB

The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

1 Chronicles 6:16 · BSB

The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

“Kohath”

Numbers 26:57 1 Chronicles 23:6

Numbers 26:57 · BSB

Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.

1 Chronicles 23:6 · BSB

Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

“an hundred”

Exodus 6:18 Exodus 6:20 Genesis 35:28 Genesis 47:28 Genesis 50:26

Exodus 6:18 · BSB

The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.

Exodus 6:20 · BSB

And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.

Genesis 35:28 · BSB

And Isaac lived 180 years.

Genesis 47:28 · BSB

And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.

Genesis 50:26 · BSB

So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.

17The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans.

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