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ESV: The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, the years of the life of Kohath being 133 years.

NIV: The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.

NASB: And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; and the length of Kohath’s life was 133 years.

CSB: The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.

NLT: The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. (Kohath lived to be 133 years old.)

KJV: 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.

NKJV: And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. And the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred and thirty-three.

Kohath's sons are listed next since he was the second oldest son of Levi (Exodus 6:16). He had four sons—Amram, Izhar, Hebron, Uzziel. As a direct ancestor of Moses and Aaron, his age at death is listed—133 years (Exodus 6:17). Amram is especially important in this list since he is the father of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam (Exodus 4:14; 15:20). He will be discussed further (Exodus 6:20). Izhar, or the Izharites, are noted more than a dozen times in Exo-dus, Numbers, and 1 Chronicles. A different Izhar is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:7.

Hebron is a common name in Scripture, as well as the name of a well-known city where Abraham lived. Uzziel was the youngest son who also had three sons (Exodus 6:22). Only two of his sons, Micah and Isshiah (presumably different renderings of two of the same sons listed in Exodus 6:22), are noted in 1 Chronicles 23:20. Other men named Uzziel are noted in later Israelite history (1 Chron-icles 4:42; 7:7; 25:4; 2 Chronicles 29:14; Nehemiah 3:8).

Exodus 6:14–30 records the genealogies of Moses and his brother, Aaron. This supports that this is part of God's continuous plan to arrive at this very point in history. It also clarifies their status as members of the tribe of Levi. Along the way, God reiterates and re-establishes Moses' commission as His messenger. Moses is still wracked with self-doubt.

God responds to Moses, who struggles to understand recent events (Exodus 5:22–23). Pharaoh has retaliated against the Lord's message about Israel's freedom (Exodus 5:1–9). Here, the Lord repeats His predic-tion that Israel will be freed (Exodus 3:14–22). God's specific identity and relationship to Israel are key to this response. The Lord will fulfill His promises and take the Hebrews from Egypt into the Promised Land. The passage then rec-ords the genealogies of Moses and Aaron. Moses' commission from God is also repeated.

After centuries of enslavement (Exodus 1:11–14), God commissions Moses to be His representative in freeing Israel (Exodus 3:4–10). But when Moses delivers the Lord's message (Exodus 5:1–3), Pharaoh retaliates (Exodus 5:6–9). This leads to infighting (Exodus 5:20–21) and causes Moses to doubt (Exodus 5:22–23). After the Lord offers reassurances in this chapter, He will repeat an account of how the story will play out. Then God begins to bring plagues of judgment against Egypt (Exodus 7).

The book of Exodus establishes God's covenant relationship with the full-fledged nation of Israel. The descendants of Abraham prosper after settling in Egypt, only to be enslaved by a fearful, hateful Egyptian Pharaoh. God appoints Moses to lead the people out of this bondage. Moses serves as God's spokesman, as the Lord brings plagues and judgments on Egypt, leading to the release of Israel.

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