6:1 (5:27) 1 The sons of Levi:
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
6:16 (6:1) 2 The sons of Levi:
Gershom, 3 Kohath, and Merari.
6:19 The sons of Merari:
Mahli and Mushi.
These are the clans of the Levites by their families. 4
1 sn Beginning with 6:1, the verse numbers through 6:81 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 6:1 ET = 5:27 HT, 6:2 ET = 5:28 HT, 6:16 ET = 6:1 HT, etc., through 6:81 ET = 6:66 HT. Beginning with 7:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.
2 sn Chapter 6 of 1 Chr begins here in the Hebrew text; 6:16-81 ET = 6:1-66 HT. See the note at 6:1.
3 tn The name “Gershom” (also in vv. 17, 20, 43, 62, 71) appears as “Gershon” in 1 Chr 6:1.
4 tn Heb “by their fathers.”