God’s Word Translation
Exodus 6:21
21The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
Exodus 6:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
- New International Version (NIV)The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg and Zikri.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
Context of Exodus 6:21
19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the families descended from Levi listed in birth order. 20Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed. She gave birth to Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years. The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. 22The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. 23Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon. She gave birth to Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Read all of Exodus 6Exodus 6:21 word by word
וּבְנֵ֖י יִצְהָ֑ר קֹ֥רַח וָנֶ֖פֶג וְזִכְרִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Exodus 6:21
- Exodus 6:24The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the families descended from Korah.
- Numbers 16:1Korah (son of Izhar), Dathan and Abiram (sons of Eliab), and On (son of Peleth) dared to challenge Moses. (Korah was a descendant of Kohath and Levi. Dathan, Abiram, and On were descendants of Reuben.)
- Numbers 26:10The ground opened up and swallowed them along with Korah. They and their followers died when the fire consumed the 250 men. This was a warning.
- 1 Chronicles 6:37who was the son of Tahath, who was the son of Assir, who was the son of Ebiasaph, who was the son of Korah,
Commentaries on Exodus 6:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Korah - Though he became a rebel against God and Moses, (see Numbers 16:1, etc)., yet Moses, in his great impartiality, inserts his name among those of his other progenitors.Read the comment
- 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
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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
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