Exodus 6:20 “And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron…”

Exodus 6:20

And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Amram tooke Iochebed his fathers sister to his wife, and shee bare him Aaron and Moses (and Amram liued an hundreth thirtie and seuen yeere)

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

And Amram taketh Jochebed his aunt to himself for a wife, and she beareth to him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram [are] a hundred and thirty and seven years.

Bible in Basic English

And Amram took Jochebed, his father's sister, as wife; and she gave birth to Aaron and Moses: and the years of Amram's life were a hundred and thirty-seven.

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Cross references

“Amram”

Numbers 26:59 Exodus 2:1 Exodus 2:2

Numbers 26:59 · BSB

and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.

Exodus 2:1 · BSB

Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman,

Exodus 2:2 · BSB

and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months.

“and the years”

Exodus 6:16 Exodus 6:18

Exodus 6:16 · BSB

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

Exodus 6:18 · BSB

The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.

21The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.

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