Exodus 6:24

Exodus 6:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Korah were: Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the clans of the Korahites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the families of the Korahites.

Context of Exodus 6:24

22The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. 23And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites. 25Aaron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families by their clans. 26It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.”

Exodus 6:24 word by word

וּבְנֵ֣י קֹ֔רַח אַסִּ֥יר וְאֶלְקָנָ֖ה וַאֲבִיאָסָ֑ף אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הַקָּרְחִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Korahקֹ֫רַחqôrach · KorahH7141
• Assirאַסִּיר'assîyr · AssirH617
• Elkanahאֶלְקָנָה'elqânâh · ElkanahH511
• and Abiasaphאֲבִיאָסָף'ăbîy'âsâph · AbiasaphH23
• Theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• were the clansמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of the Korahitesקׇרְחִיqorchîy · KorahiteH7145

Cross-references for Exodus 6:24

• Exodus 6:21The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
• Numbers 16:1Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
• Numbers 26:9and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.
• 1 Chronicles 6:22The descendants of Kohath:
• Psalms 84:1How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
• Psalms 85:1You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
• 1 Samuel 1:1Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
• 1 Chronicles 6:23Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,

Commentaries on Exodus 6:24

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-30Verses 14-30 Moses and Aaron were Israelites; raised up unto them of their brethren, as Christ also should be, who was to be the Prophet and Priest, the Redeemer and Lawgiver of the people of Israel. Moses returns to his narrative, and repeats the charge God had given him to deliver his message to Pharaoh, and his objection against it. Those who have spoken unadvisedly with their lips ought to reflect upon it with regret, as Moses seems to do here…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-25The list of ancestors now focuses on the descendants of Kohath. It gives more detail about two family lines: Aaron, the son of Amram, and Korah, the son of Izhar (6:23–24). It then names one of Aaron’s sons, Eleazar (6:25). The main focus is Aaron’s line through Eleazar, who later received the high priesthood. Aaron and Korah were cousins. This family connection helps explain why Aaron’s appointment as high priest caused strong resentment in Korah (see…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-3014-15. These be the heads of their fathers' houses--chiefs or governors of their houses. The insertion of this genealogical table in this part of the narrative was intended to authenticate the descent of Moses and Aaron. Both of them were commissioned to act so important a part in the events transacted in the court of Egypt and afterwards elevated to so high offices in the government and Church of God, that it was of the utmost importance that their…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 6:24

• Abiasaph
• Assir
• Elkanah
• Genealogy
• Korah

In the dictionaries

• Korah
• Korah, Korahite
• Abiasaph
• Anguish
• Elkanah
• Groaning
• Korhites
• Rid
• Assir
• Exodus, the Book of

Commentaries on Exodus 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings