33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
33 To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
33 To Merari belonged the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these are the clans of Merari.
33 Merari was ancestor to the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites, known as the Merarite clans.
33 From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari.
33 The descendants of Merari were composed of the clans descended from Mahli and Mushi.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 3:33
Commentary on Numbers 3:14-39
(Read Numbers 3:14-39)
The Levites were in three classes, according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and these were subdivided into families. The posterity of Moses were not at all honoured or privileged, but stood upon the level with other Levites; thus it was plain, that Moses did not seek the advancement of his own family, or to secure any honours to it. The tribe of Levi was by much the least of all the tribes. God's chosen are but a little flock in comparison with the world.