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Exodus 6:16 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 16. 16And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
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Role in This Section
At 6:16, the words “And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years…” establish a concrete step in “The Genealogy Locates Moses and Aaron”.
Read It With
- Exodus 6:14–27
Read Exodus 6:16 with 6:14–27. At 6:16, the words “And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years…” establish a concrete step in “The Genealogy Locates Moses and Aaron”. The whole unit shows: A selective genealogy moves through Reuben and Simeon to Levi, locating Aaron and Moses within clans, marriages, descendants, and priestly family memory.
Why It Needs Context
At 6:16, the words “And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years…” establish a concrete step in “The Genealogy Locates Moses and Aaron”. Its force depends on 6:14–27; detached from “The Genealogy Locates Moses and Aaron,” the words “And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years…” could be mistaken for a complete command, promise, judgment, explanation, or doctrine.
Continue in Context
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Read Exodus 6:14–27 — The Genealogy Locates Moses and AaronSources used for this context pointer
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Exodus 6:14–27, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Exodus
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