1 Paralipomenon 6:1
The sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and Merari.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Filii Levi : Gerson, Caath, et Merari.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- Υἱοὶ Λευεί· Γεδσών, Καὰθ καὶ Μαραρεί.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from 1 Paralipomenon 5:27
- בְּנֵ֖י לֵוִ֑י גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן קְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי
Haydock's commentary
Levi. The genealogy of the Levites is given with more exactitude than any of the preceding. Caath formed two branches, 1. the priests, descended from Aaron; 2. all his other children, who were simply Levites. (Calmet)
Hence they are placed after the priests. (Menochius)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.