Exodus 6 · Verse 23

Exodus 6:23

And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Exodus 6:23, King James Version

Exodus 6:23 in other translations

BSBAnd Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
WEBAaron took Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
ASVAnd Aaron took him Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
YLTAnd Aaron taketh Elisheba daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to himself for a wife, and she beareth to him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
DARBYAnd Aaron took Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, as wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
BBEAnd Aaron took as his wife Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon; and she gave birth to Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
WebsterAnd Aaron took him Elisheba daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, for a wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

What does Exodus 6:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
23. Elisheba--that is, Elizabethan. These minute particulars recorded of the family of Aaron, while he has passed over his own, indicate the real modesty of Moses. An ambitious man or an impostor would have acted in a different manner.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 Elisheba - The oath of the Lord. It is the same name as Elizabeth, so very common among Christians. She was of the royal tribe of Judah, and was sister to Nahshon, one of the princes; see Num 2:3. Eleazar - He succeeded to the high priesthood on the death of his father Aaron, Num 20:25, etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 6:14-30

Moses and Aaron were Israelites; raised up unto them of their brethren, as Christ also should be, who was to be the Prophet and Priest, the Redeemer and Lawgiver of the people of Israel. Moses returns to his narrative, and repeats the charge God had given him to deliver his message to Pharaoh, and his objection against it. Those who have spoken unadvisedly with their lips ought to reflect upon it with regret, as…

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Exodus 6:23 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
אַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֱלִישֶׁ֧בַע'e.li.She.va'ElishebaH472
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323
עַמִּינָדָ֛ב'a.mi.na.DavAmminadabH5992
אֲח֥וֹת'a.Chot[the] sister ofH269
נַחְשׁ֖וֹןnach.ShonNahshonH5177
ל֣וֹlofor <the> himself
לְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.Shahto a wifeH802
וַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH3205
ל֗וֹloto <the> him
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
נָדָב֙na.DavNadabH5070
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אֲבִיה֔וּא'a.vi.Hu'AbihuH30
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarEleazarH499
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אִֽיתָמָֽר\׃'I.ta.MarIthamarH385

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Cross references for Exodus 6:23

  • Ruth 4:19-20

    And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

  • Numbers 2:3

    And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:3

    And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

  • Numbers 1:7

    Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:10

    And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

  • Matthew 1:4

    And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;

  • Leviticus 10:1-2

    And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.

  • Exodus 24:9

    Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:

  • Numbers 3:2-4

    And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office. And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the sight of Aaron their father.

  • Numbers 26:60-61

    And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the Lord.

  • 1 Chronicles 24:1-2

    Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

  • Numbers 20:25

    Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Elisheba.
Lu 1:5
Amminadab.
Nu 1:7; 2:3; Ru 4:19,20; 1Ch 2:10; Mt 1:4
Nadab.
24:1,9; Le 10:1,2; Nu 3:2-4; 20:25; 26:60,61; 1Ch 6:3; 24:1,2

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Context

  • Exodus 6:22

    And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.

  • Exodus 6:23

    And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

  • Exodus 6:24

    And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.

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Exodus 6:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tomóse Aarón por mujer á Elisabeth, hija de Aminadab, hermana de Naasón; la cual le parió á Nadab, y á Abiú, y á Eleazar y á Ithamar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
– Et Aaron prit pour femme Élishéba, fille d’Amminadab, sœur de Nakhshon, et elle lui enfanta Nadab, et Abihu, Éléazar, et Ithamar.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Aaron nahm Elischeba, die Tochter Amminadabs, die Schwester Nachschons, sich zum Weibe; und sie gabar ihm Nadab und Abihu, Eleasar und Ithamar.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Accepit autem Aaron uxorem Elisabeth filiam Aminadab, sororem Nahason, quæ peperit ei Nadab, et Abiu, et Eleazar, et Ithamar.