Exodus 6:17 — Meaning and Application

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“The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.”

Exodus 6:17

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And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these {are} the families of Simeon.

And 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.

The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.

And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath {were} an hundred thirty and three years.

And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these {are} the families of Levi according to their generations.

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Exodus 6:1

"Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land."

Exodus 6:2

"And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I {am} the LORD: {the LORD: or, JEHOVAH}"

Exodus 6:3

"And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by {the name of} God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them."

Exodus 6:4

"And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers."

Exodus 6:5

"And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant."

Exodus 6:6

"Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I {am} the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:"

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