29The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
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The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
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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