AmramעַמְרָםtookוַיִּקַּחJochebed,אֶת יוֹכֶבֶדhis aunt,דֹּדָתוֹas his wife,לוֹ לְאִשָּׁהand she boreוַתֵּלֶדhimלוֹAaronאֶת אַהֲרֹןand Moses;וְאֶת מֹשֶׁהand the yearsוּשְׁנֵיof the lifeחַיֵּיof Amramעַמְרָםwere a hundredוּמְאַתthirty-וּשְׁלֹשִׁיםsevenשֶׁבַעyears.שָׁנָה
Exodus 6:20
Study it in the app“Amram took Jochebed, his aunt, as his wife, and she bore him Aaron and Moses; and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred thirty- seven years.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 6:20, word by word
- Amramעַמְרָםamram
Amram
Amram, grandson of Levi, father of Aaron, Moses and Miriam; also another Israelite (Ezra 10:34).
Where else “amram” appears- tookיִּקַּחyikach
take a wife
"Take a wife": to marry.
Where else “yikach” appears- Jochebedיוֹכֶבֶדyocheved
Jochebed
Jochebed, the mother of Aaron, Moses and Miriam. Her name means "YHWH is glory".
Where else “yocheved” appears- his auntדֹּדָתdodat
aunt
Aunt (the father's sister); also an uncle's wife.
Where else “dodat” appears- as his wifeאִשָּׁהisha
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isha” appears- and she boreתֵּלֶדteled
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “teled” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- and Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- and the yearsשְׁנֵיshene
age
The years of a person's life.
Where else “shene” appears- of the lifeחַיֵּיchaye
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chaye” appears- were a hundredמְאַתmeat
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meat” appears- thirty-שְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim
thirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appears- sevenשֶׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears
Translation note
The law that forbids marrying an aunt was given later (Leviticus 18:12).
The context
19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
20 · This verse (above)
21The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.