Bamidbar 3:27 · EXTRA 1 — of Kehas the family of the Amramites EXTRA

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The Complete Passuk

וְלִקְהָ֗ת מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַֽעַמְרָמִי֙ וּמִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַיִּצְהָרִ֔י וּמִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הַֽחֶבְרֹנִ֔י וּמִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָעׇזִּֽיאֵלִ֑י אֵ֥לֶּה הֵ֖ם מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הַקְּהָתִֽי׃

To Kohath belonged the clan of the Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan of the Uzzielites; those were the clans of the Kohathites.

Chabad.org — 3:27

Source Citation

Bamidbar Rabbah / classic — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal / Classic Source

Core Text

ולקהת משפחת העמרמי —\ldots מהם משה ואהרן.

English: “Of Kehas the family of the Amramites” — \ldots from them Moshe and Aharon.

On the midrash / in context: The Amramite line within Kehas is the house that produced the leadership of the redemption and the priesthood.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal highlight the Amramite family as the source of Moshe and Aharon.