Exodus 6:14

“These are the heads of their fathers’ houses: the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Enoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.”

Exodus 6:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 6:14, word by word

are the headsרָאשֵׁיrashe

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

Where else “rashe” appears
of their fathers’אֲבֹתָavota

head of family

The head of a family or clan.

Where else “avota” appears
housesבֵיתvet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

Where else “vet” appears
the sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “bene” appears
of Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven

Reuben

Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".

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the firstbornבְּכֹרbechor

firstborn

The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
Enochחֲנוֹךְchanoch

Enoch

Enoch, the name of a son of Cain and of the descendant of Seth who walked with God and was taken by him (Genesis 5:18-24); also a city, and other men.

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and Palluפַלּוּאfalu

Pallu

Pallu, a son of Reuben.

Where else “falu” appears
Hezronחֶצְרוֹןchetsron

Hezron

Hezron, the name of a son of Reuben and of a grandson of Judah, an ancestor of David; also a place in Judah.

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and Carmiכַרְמִיcharmi

Carmi

Carmi, the name of a son of Reuben and of other Israelites, among them the father of Achan.

Where else “charmi” appears
are the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתmishpchot

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

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The context

13Then YHWH spoke to Moses and to Aaron and gave them a charge concerning the sons of Israel and concerning Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

14 · This verse (above)

15The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Saul, the son of the Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon.

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