24 The leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.

Other Translations of Numbers 3:24

King James Version

24 And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

English Standard Version

24 with Eliasaph, the son of Lael as chief of the fathers' house of the Gershonites.

The Message

24 led by Eliasaph son of Lael.

New King James Version

24 And the leader of the fathers' house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.

New Living Translation

24 The leader of the Gershonite clans was Eliasaph son of Lael.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 3:24

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.