English Standard Version
Numbers 26:59
59The 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She also was a descendant of Levi, born among the Levites in the land of Egypt. Amram and Jochebed became the parents of Aaron, Moses, and their sister, Miriam.
Context of Numbers 26:59
57This was the list of the Levites according to their clans: of Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites; of Merari, the clan of the Merarites. 58These are the clans of Levi: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, the clan of the Korahites. And Kohath was the father of Amram. 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, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord.
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
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- of Amram’sעַמְרָם‛amrâm · AmramH6019
- wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- Jochebedיוֹכֶ֫בֶדyôkebed · JochebedH3115
- the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- of Leviלֵוִיlêvîy · LeviH3878
- bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- in Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
- and Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- and Miriamמִרְיָםmiryâm · MiriamH4813
- their sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
Cross-references for Numbers 26:59
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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Commentaries on Numbers 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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