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Exodus 6:20

AaronAmramJochebedMoses

18 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.

19 And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.

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.

21 And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

22 And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.

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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.

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  • Numbers 26:59

    And the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

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  • Exodus 2:1–2

    And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.

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  • Exodus 6:16

    And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.

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  • Exodus 6:18

    And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.

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