King James Version

Numbers 3:20

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.

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וּבְנֵ֧יuveneand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and 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, […מְרָרִ֛יmerariMerari. See also H4848מְרָרִיnoun, proper name — “Merari. See also H4848”H4847Merari, an IsraeliteMerari. See also H4848 (מְרָרִי).לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םlemishpechotamto 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).מַחְלִ֣יmachliMahliמַחְלִיnoun, proper name — “Mahli”H4249Machli, the name of two IsraelitesMahli.וּמוּשִׁ֑יumushiand Mushiמוּשִׁיconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Mushi”H4187Mushi, a LeviteMushi.אֵ֥לֶּהelehtheseאֵלֶּהpronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).הֵ֛םhemtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmishpechotfamilyמִשְׁפָּחָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “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).הַלֵּוִ֖יhalevithe Leviiteלֵוִיִּיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Leviite”, the ordinary formH3881a Levite or descendant of LeviLeviite.לְבֵ֥יתleveytto familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…אֲבֹתָֽםavotamfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.

Young’s Literal Translation

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.

World English Bible

The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.

Darby Translation

And the sons of Merari according to their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.

Douay-Rheims

The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and the sons of Merari according to their families, Mooli and Musi; these are the families of the Levites according to the houses of their families.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ υἱοὶ Μεραρὶ κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν· Μοολὶ καὶ Μουσί· οὗτοί εἰσι δῆμοι τῶν Λευιτῶν κατʼ οἴκους πατριῶν αὐτῶν.