Exodus 6:19

Exodus 6:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi according to their records.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their generations.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.

Context of Exodus 6:19

17The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei, each of whom became the ancestor of a clan. 18The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. (Kohath lived to be 133 years old.) The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, as listed in their family records. 20Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she gave birth to his sons, Aaron and Moses. (Amram lived to be 137 years old.) 21The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zicri.

Exodus 6:19 word by word

וּבְנֵ֥י מְרָרִ֖י מַחְלִ֣י וּמוּשִׁ֑י אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הַלֵּוִ֖י לְתֹלְדֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Merariמְרָרִיmerârîy · MerariH4847
• Mahaliמַחְלִיmachlîy · MahliH4249
• and Mushiמוּשִׁיmûshîy mûshshîy · MushiH4187
• the familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of Leviלֵוִיlêvîy · LeviH3878
• according to their generationsתּוֹלֵדוֹתtôledâh tôledâh · generationH8435

Cross-references for Exodus 6:19

• Numbers 3:20The clans descended from Merari were named after two of his descendants, Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans, listed according to their family groups.
• 1 Chronicles 6:19The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The following were the Levite clans, listed according to their ancestral descent:
• 1 Chronicles 23:21The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.

Commentaries on Exodus 6:19

• 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. 16-20This list of Levi's descendants focuses on Aaron and Moses. It shows four generations from Levi to Aaron and Moses (compare Genesis 15:16). The Israelites lived in Egypt for 430 years (see Exodus 12:40–41; Genesis 15:13). So, this list of ancestors does not include many generations. Genesis 46:11 lists Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. They are Levi's sons who moved to Egypt with their father and Jacob's family. Amram's wife, Jochebed, gave birth to his sons…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 6:19

• Aaron
• Genealogy
• Mahli
• Mushi

In the dictionaries

• Levi
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• Groaning
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• Moses
• Mushi
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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