The Heads of Israel

14 These are the heads of their fathers’ households. (A)The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben. 15 The (B)sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon. 16 These are the names of (C)the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari; and the [a]length of Levi’s life was one hundred and thirty-seven years. 17 (D)The sons of Gershon: [b]Libni and Shimei, according to their families. 18 (E)The sons of Kohath: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel; and the [c]length of Kohath’s life was one hundred and thirty-three years. 19 (F)The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations. 20 (G)Amram [d]married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses; and the [e]length of Amram’s life was one hundred and thirty-seven years. 21 (H)The sons of Izhar: Korah and Nepheg and Zichri. 22 (I)The sons of Uzziel: Mishael and [f]Elzaphan and Sithri. 23 Aaron [g]married Elisheba, the daughter of (J)Amminadab, the sister of (K)Nahshon, and she bore him (L)Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 24 The (M)sons of Korah: Assir and Elkanah and [h]Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites. 25 Aaron’s son (N)Eleazar [i]married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him (O)Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites according to their families. 26 It was the same Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “(P)Bring out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their (Q)hosts.” 27 They were the ones (R)who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt [j]about bringing out the sons of Israel from Egypt; it was the same Moses and Aaron.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 6:16 Lit years
  2. Exodus 6:17 In 1 Chr 23:7, Ladan
  3. Exodus 6:18 Lit years
  4. Exodus 6:20 Lit took to him to wife
  5. Exodus 6:20 Lit years
  6. Exodus 6:22 In Num 3:30, Elizaphan
  7. Exodus 6:23 Lit took to him to wife
  8. Exodus 6:24 In 1 Chr 6:23 and 9:19, Ebiasaph
  9. Exodus 6:25 Lit took to him to wife
  10. Exodus 6:27 Lit to bring out

The Heads of Israel’s Households

14 These are the heads of their fathers’ households.

(A)The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn:
Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.
15 The (B)sons of Simeon:
Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon.
16 These are the names of (C)the sons of Levi according to their generations:
Gershon and Kohath and Merari; and the years of Levi’s life were 137 years.
17 (D)The sons of Gershon:
[a]Libni and Shimei, according to their families.
18 (E)The sons of Kohath:
Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel; and the years of Kohath’s life were 133 years.
19 (F)The sons of Merari:
Mahli and Mushi.
These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
20 (G)And Amram took his father’s sister Jochebed as a wife, and she bore him Aaron and Moses; and the years of Amram’s life were 137 years.
21 (H)The sons of Izhar:
Korah and Nepheg and Zichri.
22 (I)The sons of Uzziel:
Mishael and [b]Elzaphan and Sithri.
23 And Aaron took Elisheba, the daughter of (J)Amminadab, the sister of (K)Nahshon, as a wife, and she bore him (L)Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
24 The (M)sons of Korah:
Assir and Elkanah and [c]Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.

25 And Aaron’s son (N)Eleazar took one of the daughters of Putiel as a wife, and she bore him (O)Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites according to their families. 26 It was the same Aaron and Moses to whom Yahweh said, “(P)Bring out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their (Q)hosts.” 27 They were the ones (R)who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt; it was the same Moses and Aaron.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 6:17 In 1 Chr 23:7, Ladan
  2. Exodus 6:22 In Num 3:30, Elizaphan
  3. Exodus 6:24 In 1 Chr 6:23 and 9:19, Ebiasaph

The Heads of Israel

14 These are the heads of their fathers’ households. (A)The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben. 15 And the (B)sons of Simeon: [a]Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon. 16 And these are the names of (C)the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and the [b]length of Levi’s life was 137 years. 17 (D)The sons of Gershon: [c]Libni and Shimei, according to their families. 18 And (E)the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; and the [d]length of Kohath’s life was 133 years. 19 And (F)the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations. 20 Now (G)Amram [e]married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses; and the [f]length of Amram’s life was 137 years. 21 And (H)the sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. 22 And (I)the sons of Uzziel: Mishael, [g]Elzaphan, and Sithri. 23 Aaron [h]married Elisheba, the daughter of (J)Amminadab, the sister of (K)Nahshon, and she bore him (L)Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 24 And the (M)sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and [i]Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites. 25 Now Aaron’s son (N)Eleazar [j]married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him (O)Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites according to their families. 26 It was the same Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “(P)Bring out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their [k](Q)multitudes.” 27 They were the ones (R)who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt [l]about bringing out the sons of Israel from Egypt; it was the same Moses and Aaron.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 6:15 In Num 26:12 and 1 Chr 4:24, Nemuel
  2. Exodus 6:16 Lit years
  3. Exodus 6:17 In 1 Chr 23:7, Ladan
  4. Exodus 6:18 Lit years
  5. Exodus 6:20 Lit took to him as a wife
  6. Exodus 6:20 Lit years
  7. Exodus 6:22 In Num 3:30, Elizaphan
  8. Exodus 6:23 Lit took to him as a wife
  9. Exodus 6:24 In 1 Chr 6:23 and 9:19, Ebiasaph
  10. Exodus 6:25 Lit took to him as a wife
  11. Exodus 6:26 I.e., multitudes in battle formation
  12. Exodus 6:27 Lit to bring out