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Numbers 26:59
59And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
Numbers 26:59 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
- New International Version (NIV)the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, who was born to the Levites in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses and their sister Miriam.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. And she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and to Amram she bore Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam.
Context of Numbers 26:59
57And these are the numbered of the Levites, after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites. 58These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. — And Kohath begot Amram. And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. 60And to Aaron were born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61And Nadab and Abihu died, when they presented strange fire before Jehovah.
Read all of Numbers 26Numbers 26:59 word by word
וְשֵׁ֣ם׀ אֵ֣שֶׁת עַמְרָ֗ם יוֹכֶ֙בֶד֙ בַּת־לֵוִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָלְדָ֥ה אֹתָ֛הּ לְלֵוִ֖י בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וַתֵּ֣לֶד לְעַמְרָ֗ם אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן֙ וְאֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֵ֖ת מִרְיָ֥ם אֲחֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
- nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- Jochebedיוֹכֶ֫בֶדyôkebed · JochebedH3115
- daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- Leviלֵוִיlêvîy · LeviH3878
- bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- Amramעַמְרָם‛amrâm · AmramH6019
- Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- Miriamמִרְיָםmiryâm · MiriamH4813
- sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
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Commentaries on Numbers 26:59
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 59whom her mother bare - literally, “whom she bare;” the subject is wanting, and the verb is in the feminine gender. The words “her mother” are merely conjectural. The text is probably imperfect.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 57-62Verses 57-62 Levi was God's tribe; therefore it was not numbered with the rest, but alone. It came not under the sentence, that none of them should enter Canaan excepting Caleb and Joshua.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 57-61The family of Kohath received special attention as the clan of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.Read the comment
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