# Numbers 3.18 **Book:** [Numbers](/codex/numbers/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 16. And Moses numbered them according to the word of Jehovah, as he was commanded. 17. And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. > > **18. And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.** > > 19. And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20. And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses. (Numbers 3:16-20, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 16. Moses counted them according to Yahweh’s word, as he was commanded. 17. These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. > > **18. These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.** > > 19. The sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20. The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses. (Numbers 3:16-20, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 16. And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded. word: Heb. mouth 17. And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. > > **18. And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.** > > 19. And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20. And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers. (Numbers 3:16-20, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 16. And Moses numbereth them according to the command of Jehovah, as he hath been commanded. 17. And these are sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. > > **18. And these [are] the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.** > > 19. And the sons of Kohath, by their families, [are] Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. 20. And the sons of Merari by their families [are] Mahli and Mushi; these are the families of the Levites, by the house of their fathers. (Numbers 3:16-20, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - [H8034 - shem](/codex/h8034-shem/), *shem*, Strong's H8034 - [H1121 - ben](/codex/h1121-ben/), *ben*, Strong's H1121 ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.