17 These were the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
17 These are the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
17 These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
17 Levi had three sons, whose names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 3:17
Commentary on Numbers 3:14-39
(Read Numbers 3:14-39)
The Levites were in three classes, according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and these were subdivided into families. The posterity of Moses were not at all honoured or privileged, but stood upon the level with other Levites; thus it was plain, that Moses did not seek the advancement of his own family, or to secure any honours to it. The tribe of Levi was by much the least of all the tribes. God's chosen are but a little flock in comparison with the world.