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Exodus 6:16

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← Exodus 6:15	Exodus 6:16 (KJV)	Exodus 6:17 →
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these [are] the families of Simeon.	And these [are] the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi [were] an hundred thirty and seven years.	The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And these are the names^H8034 of the sons^H1121 of Levi^H3878 according to their generations^H8435; Gershon^H1648, and Kohath^H6955, and Merari^H4847: and the years^H8141 of the life^H2416 of Levi^H3878 were an hundred^H3967 thirty^H7970 and seven^H7651 years^H8141.

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Original Hebrew

וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמֹות בְּנֵי־לֵוִי לְתֹלְדֹתָם גֵּרְשֹׁון וּקְהָת וּמְרָרִי וּשְׁנֵי חַיֵּי לֵוִי שֶׁבַע וּשְׁלֹשִׁים וּמְאַת שָׁנָה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/אֵ֨לֶּה	ve./'E.leh	H428	HC/Pdxcp	and/ these
שְׁמ֤וֹת	she.Mot	H8034	HNcmpc	(were) (the) names of
בְּנֵֽי	be.nei-	H1121	HNcmpc	(the) sons of
לֵוִי֙	le.Vi	H3878	HNp	Levi
לְ/תֹ֣לְדֹתָ֔/ם	le./To.le.do.Ta/m	H8435	HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp	to/ descendants/ their
גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן	ge.re.Shon	H1648	HNp	Gershon
וּ/קְהָ֖ת	u./ke.Hat	H6955	HC/Np	and/ Kohath
וּ/מְרָרִ֑י	u./me.ra.Ri	H4847	HC/Np	and/ Merari
וּ/שְׁנֵי֙	u./she.Nei	H8141	HC/Acmdc	and/ (the) years of
חַיֵּ֣י	chai.Yei	H2416	HNcmpc	(the) life of
לֵוִ֔י	le.Vi	H3878	HNp	Levi
שֶׁ֧בַע	She.va'	H7651	HAcfsa	(were) seven
וּ/שְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים	u./she.lo.Shim	H7970	HC/Acbpa	and/ thirty
וּ/מְאַ֖ת	u./me.'At	H3967	HC/Acbsc	and/ one hundred
שָׁנָֽה	sha.Nah	H8141	HNcfsa	year(s)

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; 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., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1648 — גֵּרְשׁוֹן (Gêrᵉshôwn, gay-resh-one'): or גֵּרְשׁוֹם; from גָּרַשׁ; a refugee; Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite; Gershon, Gershom.
• H2416 — חַי (chay, khah'-ee): from חָיָה; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
• H3878 — לֵוִי (Lêvîy, lay-vee'): from לָוָה; attached; Levi, a son of Jacob; Levi. See also לֵוִי, לֵוִיִּי.
• H3967 — מֵאָה (mêʼâh, may-aw'): or מֵאיָה; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction; hundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.
• H4847 — מְרָרִי (Mᵉrârîy, mer-aw-ree'): from מָרַר; bitter; Merari, an Israelite; Merari. See also מְרָרִי.
• H6955 — קְהָת (Qᵉhâth, keh-hawth'): from an unused root meaning to ally oneself; allied; Kehath, an Israelite; Kohath.
• H7651 — שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, sheh'-bah): or (masculine) (שִׁבְעָה); from שָׁבַע; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number; ([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare שִׁבְעָנָה.
• H7970 — שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shᵉlôwshîym, shel-o-sheem'): or שְׁלֹשִׁים; multiple of שָׁלוֹשׁ; thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth; thirty, thirtieth. Compare שָׁלִישׁ.
• H8034 — שֵׁם (shêm, shame): a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
• H8141 — שָׁנֶה (shâneh, shaw-neh'): (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה; from שָׁנָה; a year (as a revolution of time); [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).
• H8435 — תּוֹלְדָה (tôwlᵉdâh, to-led-aw'): or תֹּלְדָה; from יָלַד; (plural only) descent, i.e. family; (figuratively) history; birth, generations.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H428 — אֵלֶּה (ʼêl-leh, ale'-leh): prolonged from אֵל; these or those; an-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• an hundred — Genesis 35:28, Genesis 47:28, Genesis 50:26, Exodus 6:18, Exodus 6:20
• Kohath — Numbers 26:57, 1 Chronicles 23:6
• sons — Genesis 46:11, Numbers 3:17, 1 Chronicles 6:1, 1 Chronicles 6:16

Reciprocal references (11): Genesis 2:4, Exodus 2:1, Numbers 17:3, Joshua 21:5, Joshua 21:6, 1 Chronicles 6:43, 1 Chronicles 15:4, 2 Chronicles 29:12, Ecclesiastes 1:4, Zechariah 12:13, Revelation 7:7

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: GERSHON, KOHATH, LEVI, MERARI
• Nave’s: AARON, GENEALOGY, GERSHON, KOHATH, LEVI

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