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Exodus 6:21 Explained in Context
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Verse 21. 21And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
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Quick Meaning
The 6:21 wording “And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri” carries one distinct piece of the unit's speech, case, ritual, action, or response.
Read It With
- Exodus 6:14–27
Read Exodus 6:21 with 6:14–27. The 6:21 wording “And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri” carries one distinct piece of the unit's speech, case, ritual, action, or response. 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 This Verse Appears Here
The Genealogy Locates Moses and Aaron belongs here because a selective genealogy moves through Reuben and Simeon to Levi, locating Aaron and Moses within clans, marriages, descendants, and priestly family memory. The placement moves Exodus from oppression and rescue toward covenant, rupture, repaired presence, and the completed dwelling. At 6:21, the wording “And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri” makes this verse's contribution precise. The 6:21 wording “And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri” carries one distinct piece of the unit's speech, case, ritual, action, or response.
What Remains True
Because Exodus 6:21 contributes “And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri” to “The Genealogy Locates Moses and Aaron,” its proportionate enduring truth is: Calling does not erase weakness or accountability; God works through limited people while keeping the mission larger than the messenger.
How It Can Shape Life
- At Exodus 6:21, the line “And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri” serves this contextual meaning: A selective genealogy moves through Reuben and Simeon to Levi, locating Aaron and Moses within clans, marriages, descendants, and priestly family memory. The bounded action is: When responsibility exceeds one person's capacity, name the limitation honestly, share authority, and keep outcomes accountable to the people most affected.
Continue in Context
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Read Exodus 6:14–27 — The Genealogy Locates Moses and AaronSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Exodus 6:14–27, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Exodus
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording, morphology, names, speech, law, ritual vocabulary, older-English controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Exod.xml, words and morphology for 6:14–27
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Exodus with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
eBible.org distribution of the NET Bible, PDF generated 2026-08-12
Supports: Unit-bounded Hebrew, syntax, lexical, textual, name, measure, legal, ritual, and older-English notes; silence is not evidence.
Exact location: NET Bible Exodus PDF, complete 127-page PDF, translation and verse-attached translator notes for 6:14–27
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