
Text -- Numbers 3:17-20 (NET)




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Calvin -> Num 3:17
Calvin: Num 3:17 - -- 17.And these were the sons of Levi by their names Hence it appears that the tribe of Levi, like the others, had made an astonishing progress from a s...
17.And these were the sons of Levi by their names Hence it appears that the tribe of Levi, like the others, had made an astonishing progress from a small and contemptible beginning; for whereas he himself had only begotten three sons, Gershon and Merari only two each, and Kohath four; who would have expected such an increase, that twelve men in so short a time should have grown into so many thousands? But thus powerfully does God work under the semblance of weakness, that thus His glory may be the more conspicuous. But that He promoted the family of Kohath above the others, not only in the priesthood of Aaron, but also in their common ministry, proceeded from the same source of His gratuitous good pleasure, as the calling of Moses. He then, who had dignified also by so honorable an office, was, for his sake, gracious also to the family of Kohath. Neverthless, lost he should be suspected of ambition, or lest occasion of calumny should be given to the ungodly, God chose that the sons of Moses should remain in the ordinary station of the Levites.
TSK: Num 3:17 - -- Num 26:57, Num 26:58; Gen 46:11; Exo 6:16-19; Josh. 21:1-45; 1Ch 6:1, 1Ch 6:2, 1Ch 6:16-19
Gershon : Num. 15:5-23, 23:6-23, 24:1-26:65; Neh. 11:1-12:4...
Num 26:57, Num 26:58; Gen 46:11; Exo 6:16-19; Josh. 21:1-45; 1Ch 6:1, 1Ch 6:2, 1Ch 6:16-19
Gershon : Num. 15:5-23, 23:6-23, 24:1-26:65; Neh. 11:1-12:47

TSK: Num 3:18 - -- Num 3:21; Exo 6:17-19; 1Ch 6:17, 1Ch 6:20, 1Ch 6:21, 1Ch 23:7-11, 1Ch 25:4, 26:1-32; Neh. 12:1-26
Num 3:21; Exo 6:17-19; 1Ch 6:17, 1Ch 6:20, 1Ch 6:21, 1Ch 23:7-11, 1Ch 25:4, 26:1-32; Neh. 12:1-26

TSK: Num 3:19 - -- Num 3:27; Exo 6:18, Exo 6:20; 1Ch 6:18, 1Ch 6:38, 1Ch 15:5, 1Ch 15:8-10, 1Ch 15:17-21, 1Ch 23:12, 1Ch 23:13, 1Ch 23:18-20; 1Ch 25:4, 26:1-32; Neh. 12:...
Num 3:27; Exo 6:18, Exo 6:20; 1Ch 6:18, 1Ch 6:38, 1Ch 15:5, 1Ch 15:8-10, 1Ch 15:17-21, 1Ch 23:12, 1Ch 23:13, 1Ch 23:18-20; 1Ch 25:4, 26:1-32; Neh. 12:1-26

TSK: Num 3:20 - -- Num 3:33; Exo 6:19; 1Ch 6:19, 1Ch 6:29, 1Ch 6:44-47, 1Ch 15:6, 1Ch 23:21-23, 1Ch 24:27-30, 1Ch 25:3

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Haydock -> Num 3:17
Names. These had been long ago dead. (Menochius)
Gill: Num 3:17 - -- And these were the sons of Levi, by their names,.... The immediate offspring and descendants of that patriarch:
Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; th...
And these were the sons of Levi, by their names,.... The immediate offspring and descendants of that patriarch:
Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; these went down with him into Egypt, Gen 46:11.

Gill: Num 3:18 - -- And these are the names of the sons of Gershon, by their families,.... Or to Gershon belonged two families, called after the names of his sons, who w...
And these are the names of the sons of Gershon, by their families,.... Or to Gershon belonged two families, called after the names of his sons, who were now numbered, namely:
Libni and Shimei; and who are elsewhere mentioned as his sons, Exo 6:17; and from hence were the families of the Libnites and Shimites, as in Num 3:21.

Gill: Num 3:19 - -- And the sons of Kohath, by their families,.... Who was the second son of Levi:
Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel; so in Exo 6:18; and from whom...
And the sons of Kohath, by their families,.... Who was the second son of Levi:
Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel; so in Exo 6:18; and from whom were named the family of the Amramites, to which Moses and Aaron belonged; and the families of the Izeharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites, as they are called, Num 3:27.

Gill: Num 3:20 - -- And the sons, of Merari, by their families,.... The third son of Levi:
Mahli and Mushi; the same as in Exo 6:19; from whom were denominated the fam...
And the sons, of Merari, by their families,.... The third son of Levi:
Mahli and Mushi; the same as in Exo 6:19; from whom were denominated the families of the Mahlites and Mushites, who, as the preceding families, were numbered at this time: these
are the families of the Levites, according to the house of their fathers; in all eight families.

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TSK Synopsis -> Num 3:1-51
TSK Synopsis: Num 3:1-51 - --1 The sons of Aaron.5 The Levites are given to the priests instead of the first-born;14 are numbered by their families.21 The families, number, and ch...
MHCC -> Num 3:14-39
MHCC: Num 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 ...
Matthew Henry -> Num 3:14-39
Matthew Henry: Num 3:14-39 - -- The Levites being granted to Aaron to minister to him, they are here delivered to him by tale, that he might know what he had, and employ them accor...
Keil-Delitzsch -> Num 3:14-20
Keil-Delitzsch: Num 3:14-20 - --
The muster of the Levites included all the males from a month old and upwards, because they were to be sanctified to Jehovah in the place of the fir...
Constable -> Num 1:1--10:36; Num 3:1-51
Constable: Num 1:1--10:36 - --A. Preparations for entering the Promised Land from the south chs. 1-10
The first 10 chapters in Numbers...
