And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Parallel translations
- WEB Aaron took Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, as his wife; and she bore 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.
- NKJV Aaron took to himself Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, as wife; and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- NASB Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
- NLT Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she gave birth to his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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Quick answer
Aaron marries Elisheba and fathers four sons, including Nadab and Abihu. These sons begin the line of Israel's priests.
Overview
Aaron's marriage and sons establish the priestly succession, for Eleazar and Ithamar will carry on faithful service while Nadab and Abihu later die for offering unauthorized fire (Leviticus 10). Elisheba's brother Nahshon ties this family to the leading tribe of Judah. The verse anticipates both the dignity and the danger of the priesthood, which finds its perfection in Christ, the sinless High Priest who never profanes God's holiness.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ruth 4:19–20Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab,
- Num 2:3On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab,
- Num 1:7from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
- 1 Chr 2:10Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.
- 1 Chr 6:3The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- Matt 1:4Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
- 1 Chr 24:1–2These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- Num 26:60–61Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar were born to Aaron,
- Num 3:2–4These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, then Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- Exod 24:1Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.
- Lev 10:1–2Now 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.
- Exod 24:9Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,
- Num 20:25Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up Mount Hor.
- Luke 1:5In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a daughter of Aaron.
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