17And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
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Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-30)The priests and Levites were more concerned than any other Israelites to preserve their pedigree clear and to be able to prove it, because all the honours and privileges of their office depended upon their descent. And we read of those who, though perhaps they really were children of the priests, yet, because they could not find the register of their genealogies, nor make out their descent by any…
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