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Numbers 3:18–21

18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: sLibni and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath by their clans: tAmram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 And the sons of Merari by their clans: uMahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their fathers’ houses.

21 To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites.

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Numbers 3:18–21 — The New International Version (NIV)

18 These were the names of the Gershonite clans:

Libni and Shimei.

19 The Kohathite clans:

Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

20 The Merarite clans:

Mahli and Mushi.

These were the Levite clans, according to their families.

21 To Gershon belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites; these were the Gershonite clans.

Numbers 3:18–21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 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.

21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

Numbers 3:18–21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 The clans descended from Gershon were named after two of his descendants, Libni and Shimei.

19 The clans descended from Kohath were named after four of his descendants, Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

20 The clans descended from Merari were named after two of his descendants, Mahli and Mushi.

These were the Levite clans, listed according to their family groups.

21 The descendants of Gershon were composed of the clans descended from Libni and Shimei.

Numbers 3:18–21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers’ houses.

21 From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimites; these were the families of the Gershonites.

Numbers 3:18–21 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 The Gershonite family groups were Libni and Shimei.

19 The Kohathite family groups were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

20 The Merarite family groups were Mahli and Mushi.

These were the family groups of the Levites.

21 The family groups of Libni and Shimei belonged to Gershon; they were the Gershonite family groups.

Numbers 3:18–21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.

21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

Numbers 3:18–21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon according to their families: Libni and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath according to their families: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. 20 And the sons of Merari according to their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses. 21 Of Gershon, the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

Numbers 3:18–21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

18 Libni and Shimei were the sons of Gershon. Their families were named after them. 

19 Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel were the sons of Kohath. Their families were named after them. 

20 Mahli and Mushi were the sons of Merari. Their families were named after them. 

These were the households of Levite families. 

21 To Gershon belonged the families descended from Libni and Shimei. These were the families descended from Gershon.

Numbers 3:18–21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 These were the names of Gershon’s sons by their clans: Libni and Shimei. 19 Kohath’s sons by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 Merari’s sons by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans by their ancestral houses.

21 The Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan came from Gershon; these were the Gershonite clans.

Numbers 3:18–21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei. 19 The sons of Kohath by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 The sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their ancestral houses.

21 To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites.

Numbers 3:18–21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon according to their clans: Libni and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath according to their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 The sons of Merari according to their tribes: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their families.

21 To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these are the clans of the Gershonites.

Numbers 3:18–21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 The major families from Gershon were

Libni and Shimei.

19 The major families from Kohath were

Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

20 The major families from Merari were

Mahli and Mushi.

Those were the major families of the Levites.

21 The families of Libni and Shimei belonged to the family of Gershon.

Numbers 3:18–21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

18 These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei;

19 and the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel;

20 and the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers households.

21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimeites; these were the families of the Gershonites.


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