Exodus 6:16-26

16 et haec nomina filiorum Levi per cognationes suas Gerson et Caath et Merari anni autem vitae Levi fuerunt centum triginta septem

17 filii Gerson Lobeni et Semei per cognationes suas

18 filii Caath Amram et Isuar et Hebron et Ozihel annique vitae Caath centum triginta tres

19 filii Merari Mooli et Musi hae cognationes Levi per familias suas

20 accepit autem Amram uxorem Iocabed patruelem suam quae peperit ei Aaron et Mosen fueruntque anni vitae Amram centum triginta septem

21 filii quoque Isuar Core et Napheg et Zechri

22 filii quoque Ozihel Misahel et Elsaphan et Sethri

23 accepit autem Aaron uxorem Elisabe filiam Aminadab sororem Naasson quae peperit ei Nadab et Abiu et Eleazar et Ithamar

24 filii quoque Core Asir et Helcana et Abiasab hae sunt cognationes Coritarum

25 at vero Eleazar filius Aaron accepit uxorem de filiabus Phutihel quae peperit ei Finees hii sunt principes familiarum leviticarum per cognationes suas

26 iste est Aaron et Moses quibus praecepit Dominus ut educerent filios Israhel de terra Aegypti per turmas suas

Exodus 6:16-26 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 6

The Lord encourages Moses to hope for success from his name Jehovah, and the covenant he had made with the fathers of his people, Ex 6:1-5, orders him to assure the children of Israel that he would deliver them from their bondage and burdens, and bring them into the land of Canaan; but through their distress and anguish they hearkened not to him, Ex 6:6-9 but Moses is sent again to Pharaoh to demand the dismission of Israel, to which he seems unwilling, and both he and Aaron are charged both to go to the children of Israel, and to Pharaoh, Ex 6:10-13, next follows a genealogy of the tribes of Reuben, Simeon, and Levi, which seems to be given for the sake of Moses and Aaron, and to show their descent, Ex 6:14-15, who were the persons appointed of God to be the instruments of bringing the children of Israel out of Egypt, Ex 6:26-30.