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אֵ֖לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֣י בֵית־אֲבֹתָ֑ם בְּנֵ֨י רְאוּבֵ֜ן בְּכֹ֣ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל חֲנ֤וֹךְ וּפַלּוּא֙ חֶצְרֹ֣ן וְכַרְמִ֔י אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת רְאוּבֵֽן׃
The following are the heads of their respective clans.The sons of Reuben, Israel’s first-born: EnocheEnoch Or “Hanoch”; cf. note at Gen. 46.9. and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; those are the families of Reuben.
Shemos Rabbah 6:3 — EXTRA.
אלה ראשי בית אבתם —\ldots להודיע ייחוסם של משה ואהרן.
English: “These are the heads of their fathers’ houses” — \ldots to make known the lineage of Moshe and Aharon.
Custom
Chazal teach that the genealogy establishes the pedigree of Moshe and Aharon at this critical moment.