Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records. Young's Literal Translation And the sons of Merari [are] Mahli and Mushi: these [are] families of Levi, as to their births. King James Bible And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these [are] the families of Levi according to their generations. Hebrew The sonsוּבְנֵ֥י (ū·ḇə·nê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Merari [were] מְרָרִ֖י (mə·rā·rî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4847: Merari -- a son of Levi Mahli מַחְלִ֣י (maḥ·lî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4249: Mahli -- a Levite, also a son of Mushi and Mushi. וּמוּשִׁ֑י (ū·mū·šî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4187: Mushi -- 'sensitive', a Levite These אֵ֛לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those were the clans מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת (miš·pə·ḥōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people of the Levites הַלֵּוִ֖י (hal·lê·wî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3878: Levi -- a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him according to their records. לְתֹלְדֹתָֽם׃ (lə·ṯō·lə·ḏō·ṯām) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8435: Descent, family, history |