Exodus 6:20
18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
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- BSB
- And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
- KJV
- And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
- WEB
- Amram took Jochebed his father’s sister to himself as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. The years of the life of Amram were one hundred thirty-seven years.
- ASV
- And Amram took him Jochebed his father`s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty and seven years.
- DARBY
- And Amram took Jochebed his aunt as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty-seven years.
- BLB
- And Amram took Jochebed his father’s sister for himself for a wife, and she bore to him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram [were] seven and thirty and a hundred years.
- ÅB
- Amram tok Jokebed, sin fars søster, til hustru, og med henne fikk han Aron og Moses; og Amram ble hundre og syv og tretti år gammel.
- OTB
- Amram tok sin fars søster Jokebed til kone, og hun fødte ham Aron og Moses. Amram levde 137 år.
- B1930
- Amram tok Jokebed, sin fars søster, til hustru, og med henne fikk han Aron og Moses; og Amram blev hundre og syv og tretti år gammel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 26:59
and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.
Read in contextExodus 2:1–2
Now a man of the house of Levi married a daughter of Levi,
Read in contextExodus 6:16
These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
Read in contextExodus 6:18
The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
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