Bible Strands
Exodus 6:22
The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records a genealogical list within Moses' address to Israel, detailing the Kohathite branch immediately after listing Izhar's descendants and before recording Aaron's family. This moment functions as a structural bridge in the redemption narrative, fixing tribal responsibilities to specific lineages.
The words — The phrase וּ/בְנֵ֖י (u./ve.Nei) literally means "and the sons of," serving as a standard genealogical marker. The name עֻזִּיאֵ֑ל ('u.zi.'El) translates to "God is my strength," anchoring the family line to divine identity rather than human merit.
The thread — These names reappear in Leviticus 10:4 when Moses commands Mishael and Elzaphan to remove the bodies of Nadab and Abihu. Numbers 3:30 later appoints Elzaphan as the clan leader overseeing the Kohathite duties during the wilderness census.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that sacred service operates through documented, inherited lines rather than voluntary appointment. It asks the reader to trace how covenant promises are executed through precise administrative structures rather than abstract theology.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 10:4 Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come here; carry the bodies of your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the sanctuary.”
- Numbers 3:30 and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
- Nehemiah 3:20 Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.