Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 6:17
These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The writer continues a genealogical record of the tribe of Levi, detailing the descendants of Gershom immediately after listing Levi’s three primary sons. The words — גֵרְשׁ֖וֹם (ge.re.Shom) = Gershom and לִבְנִ֥י (liv.Ni) = Libni anchor the verse’s focus on the specific patriarchs and their recorded offspring. The thread — This lineage appears in Exodus 6:17, Numbers 3:18, and 1 Chronicles 23:7, where earlier and later texts consistently document Gershom’s descendants. Why it lands — The text demands recognition of a documented family line within the Levitical organization without offering commentary or theological explanation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 23:7 The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
- Exodus 6:17 The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans.
- Numbers 3:18 These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
- Numbers 3:21 From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.