Numbers 3:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 3:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 3:20 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 3:20 — KJV
“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 3:20 (KJV)
Numbers 3:20 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 3:20
“The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 3:20: sons, merari, families
“The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 3:20: sons, mahli, mushi
“And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 3:20: sons, merari, families
“And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites. the families of the fathers: Heb. the house of the fathers the people: Heb. the sons of the people”
Shares key themes with Numbers 3:20: sons, families, levites
“These be the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 3:20: sons, families, these
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