The children of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

These are the names of the children of Levi in their generations: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. And Levi lived a hundred and thirty seven years.

The children of Merari are these: Mahli and Mushi: these are the kindreds of Levi in their generations.

And these are the names of the children of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

And the sons of Merari in their kindreds were Mahli and Mushi. These are the kindreds of Levi in the houses of their fathers.

And of Merari came the kindreds of the Mahlites and of the Mushites: and these are the kindreds of the Merarites.

And the office of the sons of Merari was the boards of the dwelling and the bars, pillars with the sockets thereof, and all the instruments thereof and all that served thereto:

"And thou shalt number the sons of Merari in their kindreds and in the houses of their fathers -

This is the service of the kindreds of the sons of Merari in all their service in the tabernacle of witness by the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest."

And the kindreds of the sons of Merari were numbered in their kindreds and in the houses of their fathers,

This is the number of the kindreds of the sons of Merari, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the bidding of the LORD, by the hand of Moses.

And four chariots and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari according unto their offices, under the hands of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

And the habitation was taken down: and the sons of Gershon and Merari went forth bearing the habitation.

These are the sums of the Levites in their kindreds: of Gershon, came the kindred of the Gershonites; and of Kohath came the kindred of the Kohathites; and of Merari came the kindred of the Merarites.

And the children of Merari by their kindreds, had out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

And unto the kindreds of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, they gave out of the tribe of Zebulon: Jokneam with her suburbs; Kartah with her suburbs;

so that all the cities of the children of Merari in their kindreds, which were the rest of the kindreds of the Levites, were by their lot, twelve cities.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath and Merari.

The sons of Levi now are these: Gershom, Kohath and Merari.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the kindreds of Levi concerning their ancient fathers.

The sons of Merari: Mahli, and his son Libni, and his son Shimei, and his son Uzzah,

And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

And unto the sons of Merari were given by lot among their kindreds and out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

And unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with her suburbs and Tabor with her suburbs.

And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah of the sons of Merari.

And of the children of Merari: Asaiah the chief, and of his brethren two hundred and twenty.

And the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel: and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Barachiah. And of the sons of Merari, their brethren: Ethan the son of Kushaiah.

And David put an order among the children of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Jaaziah, Beno.

The sons of Merari: by Jaaziah. Beno, Shoham, Zaccur and Ibri.

And Hosah of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief, yet he was not the eldest, but his father made him the chiefest.

These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore and the sons of Merari.

Then the Levites arose: Mahath the son of Amasai and Joel the son of Azariah being of the children of the Kohathites; and the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah and Eden the son of Joah;

And the men wrought in the work of fidelity. And the overseers of them, to courage them forward, were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites of the children of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam of the children of the Kohathites; and as many other of the Levites as could skill of instruments of Music.

And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the children of Merari, with his brethren and their sons, twenty;