Exodus 6:26

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 6:26 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom Jehovah said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their hosts.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom Jehovah said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their hosts.
Exodus 6:26 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
26These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom Jehovah said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their hosts.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“These are that Aaron and Moses, etc.] Aaron is set before Moses, because he was the eldest, and because he prophesied in Egypt before Moses, as Aben Ezra observes; though Moses was greater in dignity than he, and therefore the true reason may be the modesty of Moses; though in a following verse Moses is set before Aaron, to show that they were equal, as Jarchi thinks; and perhaps the thing was quite an indifference to the historian, and done without any care and intention, however these words are emphatically expressed, on purpose to point out the persons to future ages: to whom the Lord said, bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt: which is the charge he gave them both,…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“This emphatic repetition shows the reason for inserting the genealogy. The names of Moses and Aaron are given twice and in a different order; used in Exodus 6:26 probably to mark Aaron as the older in the genealogy, and used in Exodus 6:27 to denote the leadership of Moses. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“According to their armies - Like numerous armies, in military order, and with great power. In the close of the chapter, he returns to his narrative, from which he had broken off somewhat abruptly Exo 6:13, and repeats, the charge God had given him to deliver his message to Pharaoh, Exo 6:29. Exodus 6:29”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“That Aaron: Exo 6:13, Exo 6:20; Jos 24:5; Sa1 12:6, Sa1 12:8; Ch1 6:3; Psa 77:20, Psa 99:6; Mic 6:4 Bring: Exo 6:7, Exo 3:10, Exo 3:11, Exo 20:2, Exo 32:1, Exo 32:7, Exo 32:11; Act 7:35, Act 7:36 armies: Exo 7:4, Exo 12:17, Exo 12:51, Exo 13:18; Gen 2:1; Num 33:1 Exodus 6:27”
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