Exodus

Exodus 6:16

¹⁶These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	וְאֵ֨לֶּה	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
were the names	שְׁמ֤וֹת	šə·mō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8034 name
of the sons	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Levi	לֵוִי֙	lê·wî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3881 Levite
according to their records	לְתֹ֣לְדֹתָ֔ם	lə·ṯō·lə·ḏō·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8435 descent, family, history
Gershon	גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן	gê·rə·šō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1648 Gereshon, Gereshom
Kohath	וּקְהָ֖ת	ū·qə·hāṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6955 Kehath
and Merari	וּמְרָרִ֑י	ū·mə·rā·rî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4847 Merari
Levi	לֵוִ֔י	lê·wî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3878 Levi
lived	חַיֵּ֣י	ḥay·yê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2416 alive, living
137	שֶׁ֧בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
years	שָׁנָֽה׃	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.