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Exodus 6:15
The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the names of Simeon’s sons immediately after listing the clans of Reuben and before detailing Levi’s lineage. This enumeration occurs within a structured genealogical survey establishing tribal heads prior to the exodus narrative.
The words — The Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (shim'on) identifies the patriarch whose descendants form the listed group. The phrase בְּנֵי (ve.Nei) literally translates as "sons of," denoting direct patrilineal descent.
The thread — This exact list of Simeon’s sons appears in Genesis 46:10 as a family record entering Egypt. A divergent list for Simeon’s descendants is recorded in 1 Chronicles 4:24, while Numbers 26:12 traces the resulting tribal clans.
Why it lands — The text simply records the names and clan designation of Simeon’s line without commentary. Readers must accept the listed names as the established foundation for tribal identity and inheritance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.
Cross-references
- Genesis 46:10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
- 1 Chronicles 4:24 The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
- Numbers 26:12 These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin,