Exodus 6:15
in Exodus 6The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Exodus 6
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel
on Exodus 6:14-15
The roll begins in birth order with Reuben and Simeon, then stops at Levi and goes no further, because its business is to place Moses and Aaron rather than to list the tribes. Reuben is named the firstborn of Israel and the record moves straight past him, which is what Genesis had already done at 49:3 and 49:4. Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman is kept in the list exactly as Genesis 46:10 had him, with nothing added and nothing removed.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
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. 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.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
And the sons of Simeon, Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman,.... See Gill on Gen 46:10. these are the families of Simeon; who gave rise and name to the several families of that tribe now in Egypt.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
THE SONS OF REUBEN…. Scripture did not wish to begin with the statement, And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations, 80 Verse. so that it should not appear that henceforth in honor of Moses, Levi is first in genealogy.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְנֵ֣י | uvenei | and [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שִׁמְע֗וֹן | shimon | Simeon | H8095 → | 44 times |
| יְמוּאֵ֨ל | yemuel | [were] Jemuel | H3223 → | |
| וְיָמִ֤ין | veyamin | and Jamin | H3226 → | |
| וְאֹ֙הַד֙ | veohad | and Ohad | H161 → | |
| וְיָכִ֣ין | veyakhin | and Jakin | H3199 → | |
| וְצֹ֔חַר | vetzochar | and Zohar | H6714 → | |
| וְשָׁא֖וּל | veshaul | and Shaul | H7586 → | |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑ית | hakenaanit | <the> Canaanite [woman] | H3669 → | 73 times |
| אֵ֖לֶּה | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת | mishpechot | [were] [the] clans of | H4940 → | 303 times |
| שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃ | shimon | Simeon | H8095 → | 44 times |
וּבְנֵ֣יand [the] sons of
uveneiH1121 →4930 times
שִׁמְע֗וֹןSimeon
shimonH8095 →44 times
יְמוּאֵ֨ל[were] Jemuel
yemuelH3223 →
וְיָמִ֤יןand Jamin
veyaminH3226 →
וְאֹ֙הַד֙and Ohad
veohadH161 →
וְיָכִ֣יןand Jakin
veyakhinH3199 →
וְצֹ֔חַרand Zohar
vetzocharH6714 →
וְשָׁא֖וּלand Shaul
veshaulH7586 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑ית<the> Canaanite [woman]
hakenaanitH3669 →73 times
אֵ֖לֶּהthese
ʾelehH428 →746 times
מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת[were] [the] clans of
mishpechotH4940 →303 times
שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃Simeon
shimonH8095 →44 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
7 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 4:24The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
it leads to
- Genesis 46:10
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
- Numbers 26:12–14
These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin,
- Genesis 46:10
Through
Genesis 46:10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
it leads to
- Genesis 29:33
Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.
- Genesis 34:25
Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.
- Numbers 1:22–23
From the sons of Simeon, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the…
- Numbers 26:12–13
These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin,
- Genesis 28:1
So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.
- Genesis 29:33
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.