King James Version

Exodus 6:17

The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.

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בְּנֵ֥יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […גֵרְשׁ֛וֹןgereshonGershonגֵּרְשׁוֹןnoun, proper name — “Gershon”H1648Gereshon or Gereshom, an IsraeliteGershon, Gershom.לִבְנִ֥יlivniLibniלִבְנִיnoun, proper name — “Libni”H3845Libni, an IsraeliteLibni.וְשִׁמְעִ֖יveshimiand Shimiשִׁמְעִיconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Shimi”H8096Shimi, the name of twenty IsraelitesShimeah (from the margin), Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽםlemishpechotamto familyמִשְׁפָּחָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4940a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or peoplefamily, kind(-red).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)