4:4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.
6:44 Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendants of Merari, led by 2 Ethan, son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,
6:54 These were the areas where Aaron’s descendants lived: 3
The following belonged to the Kohathite clan, for they received the first allotment: 4
6:62 The clans of Gershom’s descendants received thirteen cities within the territory of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh (in Bashan). 7
6:63 The clans of Merari’s descendants were allotted twelve cities within the territory of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 8
6:70 Within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, the rest of Kohath’s descendants received Aner and its pasturelands and Bileam and its pasturelands. 9
6:77 The following belonged to the rest of Merari’s descendants: 10
Within the territory of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono 11 and its pasturelands, and Tabor and its pasturelands.
8:6 These were the descendants of Ehud who were leaders of the families living in Geba who were forced to move to Manahath:
All these were the descendants of Benjamin.
20:8 These were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed 14 by the hand of David and his soldiers. 15
26:10 Hosah, one of the descendants of Merari, had sons:
The firstborn Shimri (he was not actually the firstborn, but his father gave him that status),
1 tn Or “Havvoth Jair” (NIV, NRSV). Some translations do not translate the phrase (“havvoth” = “the towns of”), but treat it as part of the place name.
2 tn Heb “and the sons of Merari, their brothers, on the left.”
3 tn Heb “and these were their dwelling places according to their encampments in their territory to the sons of Aaron.”
4 tn Heb “to the clan of the Kohathites for to them was the lot.”
5 tn The parallel account in Josh 21:13 has the singular “city,” which apparently refers only to Hebron.
6 tn Heb “to the sons of Kohath who were left from the clan of the tribe, from the half of the tribe of the half of Manasseh by lot ten cities.”
7 tn Heb “and to the sons of Gershom by their clans from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.”
8 tn Heb “and to the sons of Merari by their clans from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun by lot, twelve cities.”
9 tn Heb “and from the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Aner and its pasturelands and Bileam and its pasturelands to the clan, to the sons of Kohath who were left.”
10 tn Heb “to the sons of Merari, who were left.”
11 tc Before “Rimmono” the LXX (following the parallel passage in Josh 21:34) adds “Jokneam and its pasturelands, Kartah and its pasturelands.” This addition is included in some English versions (e.g., NAB, NIV, NCV, NLT).
12 tn Heb “and the sons of Ulam were men, warriors and treaders of a bow.”
13 tn The Hebrew text adds, “their brothers.”
14 tn Heb “they fell.”
15 tn Heb “his servants.”
16 tn Heb “and they divided them by lots, these with these, for the officials of the holy place and the officials of God were from the sons of Eleazar and among the sons of Ithamar.”
17 tn “Ladan” is a variant of the name “Libni” (cf. 6:17).
18 tn “Jehieli” is a variant of the name “Jehiel” (cf. 23:8).