- Levi:
- "And she conceived¹ again,²°¹ and bareª° a son;ª and said,ª° Now¹ this timeª will my husbandª be joinedª° unto¹ me, because¹ I have bornª° him threeª sons:ª therefore¹¹ was his nameª calledª° Levi.ª" {Gen 29:34} + "Simeonª and Leviª [are] brethren;ª instrumentsª of crueltyª [are in] their habitations.ª ... Cursedª° [be] their anger,ª for¹ [it was] fierce;ª and their wrath,ª for¹ it was cruel:ª° I will divideª° them in Jacob,ª and scatterª° them in Israel.ª" {Gen 49:5-7} + "And these¹ [are] the namesª of the sonsª of Leviª according to their generations;ª Gershon,ª and Kohath,ª and Merari:ª and the yearsª of the lifeª of Leviª [were] an hundredª thirtyª and sevenª years.ª" {Exd 6:16} + "And these¹ were¹ the sonsª of Leviª by their names;ª Gershon,ª and Kohath,ª and Merari.ª ... Those that were numberedª° of them, according to the numberª of all¹ the males,ª from a monthª oldª¹ and upward,ª [even] those that were numberedª° of them [were] sevenª thousandª and fiveª hundred.ª" {Num 3:17-22} + "And the LORDª spakeª° unto¹ Mosesª and unto¹ Aaron,ª saying,ª° ... According to¹ the commandmentª of the LORDª they were numberedª° by the handª of Moses,ª every² oneª according to¹ his service,ª and according to¹ his burden:ª thus were they numberedª° of him, as¹ the LORDª commandedª°¹ Moses.ª" {Num 4:1-49} + "And the LORDª spakeª° unto¹ Moses,ª saying,ª° ... But shall ministerª° with¹ their brethrenª in the tabernacleª of the congregation,ª to keepª° the charge,ª and shall doª° no¹ service.ª Thus¹ shalt thou doª° unto the Levitesª touching their charge.ª" {Num 8:1-26} + "And these¹ [are] they that were numberedª° of the Levitesª after their families:ª of Gershon,ª the familyª of the Gershonites:ª of Kohath,ª the familyª of the Kohathites:ª of Merari,ª the familyª of the Merarites.ª ... These¹ [are] the familiesª of the Levites:ª the familyª of the Libnites,²¹ the familyª of the Hebronites,ª the familyª of the Mahlites,ª the familyª of the Mushites,ª the familyª of the Korathites.ª And Kohathª begatª°¹ Amram.ª" {Num 26:57-58} + "And of Leviª he said,ª° [Let] thy Thummimª and thy Urimª [be] with thy holyª one,ª whom¹ thou didst proveª° at Massah,ª [and with] whom thou didst striveª° at¹ the watersª of Meribah;ª ... Bless,ª° LORD,ª his substance,ª and acceptª° the workª of his hands:ª smite²° through¹ the loinsª of them that rise²° against¹ him, and of them that hateª° him, that¹ they rise²° not² again.ª°" {Deu 33:8-11} + "These¹ [are] the sonsª of Israel;ª Reuben,ª Simeon,ª Levi,ª and Judah,ª Issachar,ª and Zebulun,ª" {1Ch 2:1} + "And Nahshonª begatª°¹ Salma,ª and Salmaª begatª°¹ Boaz,ª" {1Ch 2:11} + "Whose sistersª [were] Zeruiah,ª and Abigail.ª And the sonsª of Zeruiah;ª Abishai,ª and Joab,ª and Asahel,ª three.ª" {1Ch 2:16} + "The sonsª of Levi;ª Gershon,ª Kohath,ª and Merari.ª ... And the childrenª of Amram;ª Aaron,ª and Moses,ª and Miriam.ª The sonsª also of Aaron;ª Nadab,ª and Abihu,ª Eleazar,ª and Ithamar.ª" {1Ch 6:1-3} + "Then Davidª said,ª° This¹ [is] the houseª of the LORDª God,ª and this¹ [is] the altarª of the burnt offeringª for Israel.ª ... And his brethren,ª menª of valour,ª [were] two thousandª and sevenª hundredª chiefª fathers,ª whom kingª Davidª made rulersª° over¹ the Reubenites,ª the Gadites,ª and the halfª tribeª of Manasseh,ª for every¹ matterª pertaining to God,ª and affairsª of the king.ª" {1Ch 22:1-26:32}
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