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Gershonites
Belonging to the Gershonites:
Ladan and Shimei.
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The sons of Ladan:
Jehiel the first, Zetham and Joel—three in all.
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The sons of Shimei:
Shelomoth, Haziel and Haran—three in all.
These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
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And the sons of Shimei:
Jahath, Ziza, Jeush and Beriah.
These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
11 Jahath was the first and Ziza the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; so they were counted as one family with one assignment.
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Kohathites
The sons of Kohath:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel—four in all.
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The sons of Amram:
Aaron and Moses.
Aaron was set apart, he and his descendants forever, to consecrate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices before the Lord, to minister before him and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.
14 The sons of Moses the man of God were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
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The sons of Moses:
Gershom and Eliezer.
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The descendants of Gershom:
Shubael was the first.
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The descendants of Eliezer:
Rehabiah was the first.
Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
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The sons of Izhar:
Shelomith was the first.
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The sons of Hebron:
Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.
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The sons of Uzziel:
Micah the first and Isshiah the second.
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Merarites
The sons of Merari:
Mahli and Mushi.
The sons of Mahli:
Eleazar and Kish.
22 Eleazar died without having sons: he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
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The sons of Mushi:
Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth—three in all.