Exodus 6:19
ESV
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their generations.
NIV
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi according to their records.
NASB
And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
CSB
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their family records.
NLT
The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, as listed in their family records.
KJV
And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
NKJV
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.
What does Exodus 6:19 mean?
Merari was the third son of Levi (Exodus 6:16). His two sons, Mahli and Mushi, complete the brief description of the clans of Levi (Exodus 6:16–18). Merari was among the descendants who entered Egypt with Jacob and his family (Genesis 46:8, 11). In the first census after the exodus, 6,200 Merarites were listed among the males one month old and upward (Numbers 3:34). They helped to maintain the tabernacle (Numbers 3:36–37). Their full list of duties in the tabernacle is found in Numbers 4:29–33.The descendants of Merari would later inherit twelve cities beyond the Jordan (Joshua 21:7, 34–40). The Merarites are specifically mentioned as taking part of the cleansing of the Jewish temple in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 29:12) and the reign of young King Josiah (2 Chronicles 34:12). According to a non-canonical book, Merari also had one daughter named Judith.
