21 To Gershon belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites; these were the Gershonite clans.
21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
21 To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites.
21 Gershon was ancestor to the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites, known as the Gershonite clans.
21 From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimites; these were the families of the Gershonites.
21 The descendants of Gershon were composed of the clans descended from Libni and Shimei.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 3:21
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.