Exodus 6:15

15 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, ^[a] and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were 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 Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge concerning both the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.

14 These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.

15 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.

16 These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.

17 The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans.

Footnotes

• [a]. Zohar is a variant of Zerah; see Numbers 26:13 and 1 Chronicles 4:24.