Numbers 3:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 3:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 3:21 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 3:21 — KJV
“Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.”
— Numbers 3:21 (KJV)
Numbers 3:21 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 3:21
“And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.”
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“These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram.”
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“All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.”
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“And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.”
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“The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.”
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