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Exodus 6:20

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses; and the length of Amram’s life was one hundred and thirty-seven years.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— 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.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— 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.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And Amram took him Jochebed, his father's sister, for a wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram [were] a hundred and thirty-seven years.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— 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.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— So then, Amram took Jochebed, his father's sister, to himself to wife, and she bare to him—Aaron and Moses. And, the years of the life of Amram, were a hundred and thirty-seven.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 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.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And Amram took to wife Jochabed his aunt by the father's side: and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of Amram's life, were a hundred and thirty-seven.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— 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)
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And Amram tooke him Iochebed his fathers sister to wife, and shee bare him Aaron and Moses: and the yeeres of the life of Amram were an hundred, and thirtie and seuen yeeres.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And Amram took his uncle's daughter Jokhaber, and she bore him Aaron, Moses, and Miriam; and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty-seven years.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And Amram{gr.Ambram} took to wife Jochabed the daughter of his father's brother, and she bore to him both Aaron and Mosheh{gr.Moses}, and Miriam{gr.Mariam} their sister: and the years of the life of Amram{gr.Ambram} were a hundred and thirty-two years.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And Amram took him Yokheved his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aharon and Mosheh: and the years of the life of Amram [were] an hundred and thirty and seven years.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And `Amräm עַמרָם 6019
{6019} Prime
עַמְרָם
`Amram
{am-rawm'}
Probably from H5971 and H7311; high people; Amram, the name of two Israelites.
took 3947
{3947} Prime
לָקַח
laqach
{law-kakh'}
A primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
him x853
(0853) Complement
אֵת
'eth
{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
Yôȼeveđ יוֹכֶבֶד 3115
{3115} Prime
יוֹכֶבֶד
Yowkebed
{yo-keh'-bed}
From H3068 contracted and H3513; Jehovah-gloried; Jokebed, the mother of Moses.
his father's sister 1733
{1733} Prime
דּוֹדָה
dowdah
{do-daw'}
Feminine of H1730; an aunt.
to wife; 802
{0802} Prime
אִשָּׁה
'ishshah
{ish-shaw'}
The first form is the feminine of H0376 or H0582; the second form is an irregular plural; a woman (used in the same wide sense as H0582).
and she bare 3205
{3205} Prime
יָלַד
yalad
{yaw-lad'}
A primitive root; to bear young; causatively to beget; medically to act as midwife; specifically to show lineage.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
him x853
(0853) Complement
אֵת
'eth
{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
´Ahárön אַהֲרֹן 175
{0175} Prime
אַהֲרֹן
'Aharown
{a-har-one'}
Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.
and Möšè מֹשֶׁה: 4872
{4872} Prime
מֹשֶׁה
Mosheh
{mo-sheh'}
From H4871; drawing out (of the water), that is, rescued; Mosheh, the Israelitish lawgiver.
and the years 8141
{8141} Prime
שָׁנֵה
shaneh
{shaw-neh'}
(The first form being in plural only, the second form being feminine); from H8138; a year (as a revolution of time).
of the life 2416
{2416} Prime
חַי
chay
{khah'-ee}
From H2421; alive; hence raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively.
of `Amräm עַמרָם 6019
{6019} Prime
עַמְרָם
`Amram
{am-rawm'}
Probably from H5971 and H7311; high people; Amram, the name of two Israelites.
[were] an hundred 3967
{3967} Prime
מֵאָה
me'ah
{may-aw'}
Probably a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.
and thirty 7970
{7970} Prime
שְׁלוֹשִׁים
sh@lowshiym
{shel-o-sheem'}
Multiple of H7969; thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth.
and seven 7651
{7651} Prime
שֶׁבַע
sheba`
{sheh'-bah}
From H7650; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication a week; by extension an indefinite number.
years. 8141
{8141} Prime
שָׁנֵה
shaneh
{shaw-neh'}
(The first form being in plural only, the second form being feminine); from H8138; a year (as a revolution of time).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Exodus 6:20

_ _ Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife — The Septuagint and Syriac versions render it “his cousin.”

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Exodus 6:14-30.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Exodus 6:20

His father's sister — That is, kins — woman. So the Hebrew word is frequently used.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Exodus 6:20

And Amram took him Jochebed his (g) 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.

(g) This type of marriage was later forbidden in the law; (Leviticus 18:12).

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
Amram:

Exodus 2:1-2 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took [to wife] a daughter of Levi. ... And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he [was a] goodly [child], she hid him three months.
Numbers 26:59 And the name of Amram's wife [was] Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom [her mother] bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

and the years:
The Samaritan, LXX, Syriac, and one Hebrew manuscript add, "And Miriam their sister;" which some of the best critics suppose to have been originally in the text.
Exodus 6:16 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.
Exodus 6:18 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.
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Ex 2:1; 6:16, 18. Nu 26:59.

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