Numbers 26:58

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. And Kohath begat Amram.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת לֵוִ֗י מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת הַלִּבְנִ֜י מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַֽחֶבְרֹנִי֙ מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַמַּחְלִי֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַמּוּשִׁ֔י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַקָּרְחִ֑י וּקְהָ֖ת הוֹלִ֥ד אֶת־עַמְרָֽם׃

Transliteration

These mishpəḥōt lēwî: mishpaḥat the libnî, mishpaḥat the ḥebrōnî, mishpaḥat the maḥlî, mishpaḥat the mûshî, mishpaḥat the qorḥî; and qəhāt hôlîd ʾet-ʿamrām.

Grammar Details

*ʾēlleh*: demonstrative pronoun, plural - these
*mishpəḥōt*: noun, feminine plural construct - families/clans of
*lēwî*: proper noun - Levi
*mishpaḥat*: construct state, feminine singular - family/clan of
*ha-libnî*: definite article + gentilic noun - the Libnite
*ha-ḥebrōnî*: definite article + gentilic noun - the Hebronite
*ha-maḥlî*: definite article + gentilic noun - the Mahlite
*ha-mûshî*: definite article + gentilic noun - the Mushite
*ha-qorḥî*: definite article + gentilic noun - the Korahite
*û*: conjunction - and
*qəhāt*: proper noun - Kohath
*hôlîd*: verb, hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he begat
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*ʿamrām*: proper noun - Amram

Word Meanings

*mishpəḥōt*: families/clans/tribal divisions
*mishpaḥat*: family of/clan of/tribal division of
*hôlîd*: begat/fathered/brought forth

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Referenced Verses

Exod 6:20 : 20 And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty and seven years.
Num 3:17-21 : 17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. 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.
Num 16:1 : 1 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took [men]:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Num 26:57
82%
57And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
Num 3:27
81%
27And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.
1 Chr 6:16-20
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80%
16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
18And the sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' [houses].
20Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
1 Chr 6:1-4
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79%
1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
3And the children of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
Exod 6:16-21
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16And 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 a hundred thirty and seven years.
17The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.
18And the sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were a hundred thirty and three years.
19And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
20And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty and seven years.
21And the sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
Num 3:17-21
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78%
17And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.
19And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
Num 26:59-60
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78%
59And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
60And unto Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Gen 46:11
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11And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chr 26:23
76%
23Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:
1 Chr 23:12
75%
12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
Exod 6:24
74%
24And the sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.
1 Chr 6:37-38
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37the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
38the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
1 Chr 6:47
74%
47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
Num 3:33
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33Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
1 Chr 6:22
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22The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
Num 26:6
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Num 4:46
72%
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1 Chr 6:43
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43the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
Num 4:2
71%
2Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
Num 4:18
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18Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;
Num 26:38
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38The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;
1 Chr 24:30
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30And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers' houses.
Num 4:34
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34And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers' houses,
Num 4:37
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2 Chr 29:12
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12Then the Levites arose, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;
Num 26:45
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45Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
Num 26:32
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Num 16:1
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Num 4:42
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42And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
Num 26:21
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