the family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of the Shimeites apart, and their wives apart;
Parallel translations
- KJV The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
- BSB the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives,
- NKJV the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of Shimei by itself, and their wives by themselves;
- NASB the family of the house of Levi by itself and their wives by themselves; the family of the Shimeites by itself and their wives by themselves;
- NLT the clan of Levi, and the clan of Shimei.
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- 1 Chr 3:19The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah; and Shelomith was their sister;
- 2 Chr 29:14and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.
- Num 3:1–4Now this is the history of the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that Yahweh spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai.
- 1 Chr 4:27Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn’t have many children, and all their family did not multiply like the children of Judah.
- 2 Sam 16:5When king David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of Saul’s house came out, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out and cursed as he came.
- Exod 6:16–26These 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 one hundred thirty-seven years.
- 1 Kgs 1:8But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
- 1 Chr 23:10The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
- Mal 2:4–9You will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant may be with Levi,” says Yahweh of Armies.
- 1 Chr 23:7Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
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