The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
- KJV And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
- NKJV The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.
- NASB And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
- NLT The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, as listed in their family records.
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Quick answer
Merari's sons are named, completing the main Levitical families. This rounds out the structure of the tribe set apart for God's service.
Overview
Merari, like Gershon and Kohath, heads one of the three great Levitical clans who will later be assigned specific tabernacle responsibilities. The note that these are the families 'according to their generations' shows God's ordered care for how His people will worship. Israel's worship is never improvised but governed by God's appointment, foreshadowing the perfect order of access to God secured in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- 1 Chr 6:19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
- 1 Chr 23:21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
- Num 3:20And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
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