Numbers 3:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and the sonsוּבְנֵ֧י
(u·ve·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Merariמְרָרִ֛י
(me·ra·ri)
4847: a son of Levifrom marar
by their families:לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם
(le·mish·pe·cho·tam)
4940: a clanfrom the same as shiphchah
Mahliמַחְלִ֣י
(mach·li)
4249: a Levite, also a son of Mushiof uncertain derivation
and Mushi.וּמוּשִׁ֑י
(u·mu·shi;)
4187: "sensitive," a Levitefrom mush
Theseאֵ֥לֶּה
(el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
are the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת
(mish·pe·chot)
4940: a clanfrom the same as shiphchah
of the Levitesהַלֵּוִ֖י
(hal·le·vi)
3881: desc. of Levifrom Levi
according to their fathers'אֲבֹתָֽם׃
(a·vo·tam.)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
households.לְבֵ֥ית
(le·veit)
1004: a housea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Merari
Mrariy  (mer-aw-ree')
bitter; Merari, an Israelite -- Merari.
by their families
mishpachah  (mish-paw-khaw')
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people -- family, kind(-red).
Mahli
Machliy  (makh-lee')
sick; Machli, the name of two Israelites -- Mahli.
and Mushi
Muwshiy  (moo-shee')
sensitive; Mushi, a Levite -- Mushi.
These are
hem  (haym)
they (only used when emphatic) -- it, like, (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, so, such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.
the families
mishpachah  (mish-paw-khaw')
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people -- family, kind(-red).
of the Levites
Leviyiy  (lay-vee-ee')
a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite.
according to the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of their fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' households.

King James Bible
And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Merari's sons by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans by their ancestral houses.

International Standard Version
Merari's descendants according to their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the descendants of Levi according to their ancestral house.

NET Bible
The sons of Merari by their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their clans.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Mahli and Mushi were the sons of Merari. Their families were named after them. These were the households of Levite families.

King James 2000 Bible
And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
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