20 The Merarite clans:

Mahli and Mushi.

These were the Levite clans, according to their families.

20 And the sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their fathers’ houses.

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.

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.

20 And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers’ houses.

20 The Merarite family groups were Mahli and Mushi.

These were the family groups of the Levites.

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

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.

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

These were the households of Levite families. 

20 Merari’s sons by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans by their ancestral houses.

20 The sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their ancestral houses.

20 The major families from Merari were

Mahli and Mushi.

Those were the major families of the Levites.

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