Exodus 6
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 6:16-26

16These are the names of 1the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari; and the 2length of Levi’s life was one hundred and thirty-seven years.

173The sons of Gershon: 4Libni and Shimei, according to their families.

185The sons of Kohath: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel; and the 6length of Kohath’s life was one hundred and thirty-three years.

197The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.

208Amram 9married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses; and the 10length of Amram’s life was one hundred and thirty-seven years.

2111The sons of Izhar: Korah and Nepheg and Zichri.

2212The sons of Uzziel: Mishael and 13Elzaphan and Sithri.

23Aaron 14married Elisheba, the daughter of 15Amminadab, the sister of 16Nahshon, and she bore him 17Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

24The 18sons of Korah: Assir and Elkanah and 19Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.

25Aaron’s son 20Eleazar 21married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him 22Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites according to their families.

26It was the same Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “23Bring out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their 24hosts.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Exodus 6:16 Gen 46:11; Num 3:17; 26:57f; 1 Chr 6:1, 16-19 ↩
  2. 2. Exodus 6:16 Lit years ↩
  3. 3. Exodus 6:17 Num 3:18-20; 1 Chr 6:17-19 ↩
  4. 4. Exodus 6:17 In 1 Chr 23:7, Ladan ↩
  5. 5. Exodus 6:18 Num 3:19; 1 Chr 6:2, 18 ↩
  6. 6. Exodus 6:18 Lit years ↩
  7. 7. Exodus 6:19 Num 3:20; 1 Chr 6:19; 23:21 ↩
  8. 8. Exodus 6:20 Ex 2:1, 2; Num 26:59 ↩
  9. 9. Exodus 6:20 Lit took to him to wife ↩
  10. 10. Exodus 6:20 Lit years ↩
  11. 11. Exodus 6:21 Num 16:1; 1 Chr 6:37, 38 ↩
  12. 12. Exodus 6:22 Lev 10:4; Num 3:30 ↩
  13. 13. Exodus 6:22 In Num 3:30, Elizaphan ↩
  14. 14. Exodus 6:23 Lit took to him to wife ↩
  15. 15. Exodus 6:23 Ruth 4:19, 20; 1 Chr 2:10 ↩
  16. 16. Exodus 6:23 Num 1:7; 2:3 ↩
  17. 17. Exodus 6:23 Lev 10:1; Num 3:2; 26:60; 1 Chr 6:3; 24:1 ↩
  18. 18. Exodus 6:24 Num 26:11; 1 Chr 6:22, 23, 37 ↩
  19. 19. Exodus 6:24 In 1 Chr 6:23 and 9:19, Ebiasaph ↩
  20. 20. Exodus 6:25 Josh 24:33 ↩
  21. 21. Exodus 6:25 Lit took to him to wife ↩
  22. 22. Exodus 6:25 Num 25:7-13; Josh 24:33; Ps 106:30 ↩
  23. 23. Exodus 6:26 Ex 3:10; 6:13 ↩
  24. 24. Exodus 6:26 Ex 7:4; 12:17, 51 ↩

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