Exodus 6:15

15 And the sons of Simeon [are] Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jakin and Zohar and Shaul the son of the Canaanitess. These [are] the clans of Simeon.

Exodus 6:15 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 6:15

And the sons of Simeon, Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and
Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman
(See Gill on Genesis 46:10)

these are the families of Simeon;
who gave rise and name to the several families of that tribe now in Egypt.

Exodus 6:15 In-Context

13 And Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and he commanded them [to go] to the {Israelites} and to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to bring the {Israelites} out from the land of Egypt.
14 These [are] the heads of {their families}. The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, [are] Enoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These [are] the clans of Reuben.
15 And the sons of Simeon [are] Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jakin and Zohar and Shaul the son of the Canaanitess. These [are] the clans of Simeon.
16 And these [are] the names of the sons of Levi according to their genealogies: Gershon and Kohath and Merari, and the years of the life of Levi [were] {one hundred and thirty-seven years}.
17 The sons of Gershon [are] Libni and Shimei according to their clans.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "the Canaanite woman." The Hebrew word is feminine
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