Exodus 6:17-27

17 And these are the sons of Gedson, Lobeni and Semei, the houses of their family. And the sons of Caath,

18 Ambram and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel; and the years of the life of Caath were a hundred and thirty-three years.

19 And the sons of Merari, Mooli, and Omusi, these are the houses of the families of Levi, according to their kindreds.

20 And Ambram took to wife Jochabed the daughter of his father's brother, and she bore to him both Aaron and Moses, and Mariam their sister: and the years of the life of Ambram were a hundred and thirty-two years.

21 And the sons of Issaar, Core, and Naphec, and Zechri.

22 And the sons of Oziel, Misael, and Elisaphan, and Segri.

23 And Aaron took to himself to wife Elisabeth daughter of Aminadab sister of Naasson, and she bore to him both Nadab and Abiud, and Eleazar and Ithamar.

24 And the sons of Core, Asir, and Elkana, and Abiasar, these are the generations of Core.

25 And Eleazar the son of Aaron took to himself for a wife of the daughters of Phutiel, and she bore to him Phinees. These are the heads of the family of the Levites, according to their generations.

26 This is Aaron and Moses, whom God told to bring out the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt with their forces.

27 These are they that spoke with Pharao king of Egypt, and Aaron himself and Moses brought out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,

Exodus 6:17-27 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. 130 years.
• [b]. 136 years.