1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 6:16–17

¹⁶The sons of Levi:

Gershom,^b Kohath, and Merari.

¹⁷These are the names of the sons of Gershom:

Libni and Shimei.

Footnotes

b 6:16 Gershom is a variant of Gershon; similarly in verses 17, 20, 43, 62, and 71; see verse 1.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The sons of	בְּנֵ֖י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
Levi	לֵוִ֑י	lê·wî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3878 Levi
Gershom	גֵּרְשֹׁ֕ם	gê·rə·šōm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1647 Gereshom
Kohath	קְהָ֖ת	qə·hāṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6955 Kehath
and Merari	וּמְרָרִֽי׃	ū·mə·rā·rî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4847 Merari

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	וְאֵ֛לֶּה	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
the names of	שְׁמ֥וֹת	šə·mō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8034 name
the sons	בְּֽנֵי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Gershom	גֵרְשׁ֖וֹם	ḡê·rə·šō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1647 Gereshom
Libni	לִבְנִ֥י	liḇ·nî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3845 Libni
and Shimei	וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃	wə·šim·‘î	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8096 Shimi

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Chronicles 6:16 Exodus 6:16

1 Chronicles 6:17 1 Chronicles 23:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.