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Numbers 3:33

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Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
Numbers 3:33 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites. These are the families of Merari.
  • BSB From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
  • NKJV From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari.
  • NASB Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari.
  • NLT The descendants of Merari were composed of the clans descended from Mahli and Mushi.

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Quick answer

The Merarites comprised the families of the Mahlites and Mushites. The third Levitical clan is summarized.

Overview

This identifies the two families forming the Merarite clan. As with the others, the listing prepares for their assigned duties and camp position. The complete cataloguing of all three clans reflects God's thorough ordering of His servants.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 3

  • 1 Chr 6:19The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites 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 families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (2)
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  • VideoBibleProject — Numbers videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

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Christ at the center

In the wilderness Christ is the water from the rock, the bronze serpent lifted up that the dying might look and live (John 3:14), and the star and scepter that Balaam saw rising out of Jacob.

How Numbers 3:33 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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Of Merariמְרָרִיwas the familyמִשְׁפָּחָהof the Mahlitesמַחְלִיand the familyמִשְׁפָּחָהof the Mushitesמוּשִׁיthese are the familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהof Merariמְרָרִי
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