Verse 16
Exodus 6:16
New Living Translation
16
These are the descendants of Levi, as listed in their family records: The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (Levi lived to be 137 years old.)
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אֵ֨לֶּה שְׁמ֤וֹת בְּנֵֽי לֵוִי֙ לְ/תֹ֣לְדֹתָ֔/ם גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן וּ/קְהָ֖ת וּ/מְרָרִ֑י וּ/שְׁנֵי֙ חַיֵּ֣י לֵוִ֔י שֶׁ֧בַע וּ/שְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים וּ/מְאַ֖ת שָׁנָֽה
English Translation
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And the years of the life of Levi were one hundred thirty-seven years.
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Chapter 6 Context
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14
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15
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he said to him, “I am the LORD! Tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, everything I am telling you.”
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