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Num. 3:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the sons
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Merari
Mrariy (Hebrew #4847)
bitter; Merari, an Israelite
KJV usage: Merari. See also 4848.
Pronounce: mer-aw-ree'
Origin: from 4843
by their families
mishpachah (Hebrew #4940)
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people
KJV usage: family, kind(-red).
Pronounce: mish-paw-khaw'
Origin: from 8192 (compare 8198)
; Mahli
Machliy (Hebrew #4249)
sick; Machli, the name of two Israelites
KJV usage: Mahli.
Pronounce: makh-lee'
Origin: from 2470
, and Mushi
Muwshiy (Hebrew #4187)
from 4184; sensitive; Mushi, a Levite
KJV usage: Mushi.
Pronounce: moo-shee'
Origin: or Mushshiy {mush-shee'}
. These are the families
mishpachah (Hebrew #4940)
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people
KJV usage: family, kind(-red).
Pronounce: mish-paw-khaw'
Origin: from 8192 (compare 8198)
of the Levites
Leviyiy (Hebrew #3881)
patronymically from 3878; a Levite or descendant of Levi
KJV usage: Leviite.
Pronounce: lay-vee-ee'
Origin: or Leviy {lay-vee'}
according to the house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
of their fathers
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
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More on:

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Fathers,
House,
Levites,
Mahli, Mahali,
Merari; Merarites,
Mushi; Mushites,
Son

Cross References

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Num. 3:33• 33Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari. (Num. 3:33)
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Ex. 6:19• 19And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations. (Ex. 6:19)
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1 Chron. 6:19,29,44‑47• 19The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
 29The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
 44And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
 45The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
 46The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
 47The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. (1 Chron. 6:19,29,44‑47)
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1 Chron. 15:6• 6Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty: (1 Chron. 15:6)
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1 Chron. 23:21‑23• 21The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
 22And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
 23The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three. (1 Chron. 23:21‑23)
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1 Chron. 24:27‑30• 27The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
 28Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.
 29Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.
 30The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers. (1 Chron. 24:27‑30)
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1 Chron. 25:3• 3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord. (1 Chron. 25:3)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the sons of Merari according to their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.