Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families. Young's Literal Translation And the sons of Merari by their families [are] Mahli and Mushi; these are the families of the Levites, by the house of their fathers. King James Bible And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These [are] the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers. Hebrew And the sonsוּבְנֵ֧י (ū·ḇə·nê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Merari מְרָרִ֛י (mə·rā·rî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4847: Merari -- a son of Levi by their clans לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם (lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people were 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 אֵ֥לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those were הֵ֛ם (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They 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 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi according to their families. אֲבֹתָֽם׃ (’ă·ḇō·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father |