Exodus 6:23
in Exodus 6And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Aaron took him Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
KJV
And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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This verse in Exodus 6
Commentary
5 notes on this verseElisheba - The oath of the Lord. It is the same name as Elizabeth, so very common among Christians. She was of the royal tribe of Judah, and was sister to Nahshon, one of the princes; see Num 2:3. Eleazar - He succeeded to the high priesthood on the death of his father Aaron, Num 20:25, etc.
This site's exposition
And Aaron took him Elisheba
Aaron marries into Judah. Elisheba is the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon, who stands as prince of Judah at Numbers 2:3 and sits in the line to David and to Christ at Ruth 4:20 and Matthew 1:4. Two of the four sons listed here, Nadab and Abihu, die before the Lord at Leviticus 10:2, and the priesthood runs on through Eleazar and Ithamar.
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.
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And Aaron took him Elisheba,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Elisheba--that is, Elizabethan. These minute particulars recorded of the family of Aaron, while he has passed over his own, indicate the real modesty of Moses.
The words behind it
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקַּ֨ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֜ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֱלִישֶׁ֧בַע | ʾelisheva' | Elisheba | H472 → | |
| בַּת־ | bat- | [the] daughter of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| עַמִּינָדָ֛ב | ʾaminadav | Amminadab | H5992 → | |
| אֲח֥וֹת | ʾachot | [the] sister of | H269 → | 114 times |
| נַחְשׁ֖וֹן | nachshon | Nahshon | H5177 → | |
| ל֣וֹ | lo | for <the> himself | ||
| לְאִשָּׁ֑ה | leishah | to a wife | H802 → | 781 times |
| וַתֵּ֣לֶד | vateled | and she bore | H3205 → | 496 times |
| ל֗וֹ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נָדָב֙ | nadav | Nadab | H5070 → | 20 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲבִיה֔וּא | ʾavihu' | Abihu | H30 → | 12 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֶלְעָזָ֖ר | ʾelazar | Eleazar | H499 → | 72 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אִֽיתָמָֽר׃ | ʾitamar | Ithamar | H385 → | 21 times |
וַיִּקַּ֨חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
אַהֲרֹ֜ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֱלִישֶׁ֧בַעElisheba
ʾelisheva'H472 →
בַּת־[the] daughter of
bat-H1323 →588 times
עַמִּינָדָ֛בAmminadab
ʾaminadavH5992 →
אֲח֥וֹת[the] sister of
ʾachotH269 →114 times
נַחְשׁ֖וֹןNahshon
nachshonH5177 →
ל֣וֹfor <the> himself
lo
לְאִשָּׁ֑הto a wife
leishahH802 →781 times
וַתֵּ֣לֶדand she bore
vateledH3205 →496 times
ל֗וֹto <the> him
lo
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
נָדָב֙Nadab
nadavH5070 →20 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֲבִיה֔וּאAbihu
ʾavihu'H30 →12 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֶלְעָזָ֖רEleazar
ʾelazarH499 →72 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אִֽיתָמָֽר׃Ithamar
ʾitamarH385 →21 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 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
Numbers 2:3On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard:
it leads to
- Ruth 4:20
Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 1:7
from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 3:32–33
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 2:10
Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.
- Numbers 10:14–16
First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
- Ruth 4:20
Through
1 Chronicles 2:10Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.
it leads to
- Matthew 1:4
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
- Matthew 1:4
Through
1 Chronicles 6:3The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
it leads to
- Exodus 6:20
And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
- Leviticus 10:1
Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.
- Exodus 6:20
Where this verse is studied
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About Exodus

Who and where
5 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonExodus eraAaronBrother of Moses and Israel's first high priest; his rod budded, his garments were for glory and beauty, and his line carried the…
- PersonWildernessNadabAaron's eldest son, ordained in Leviticus 8 and killed with his brother Abihu for offering strange fire before Jehovah on the prie…
- PersonWildernessAbihuAaron's second son, killed alongside Nadab for the strange fire Jehovah had not commanded — "I will be sanctified in them that com…
- PersonWildernessEleazarAaron's third son who succeeded him as high priest on Mount Hor, founding the line that runs to Phinehas and Zadok.
- PersonWildernessIthamarAaron's fourth son, ordained priest in Leviticus 8; overseer of the tabernacle's accounts and the Gershonite and Merarite service.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
