1 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country." |
2 God also said to Moses, "I am the LORD . |
3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty,1 6:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai but by my name the LORD2 6:3 See note at Exodus 3:15. I did not make myself known to them.3 6:3 Or Almighty, and by my name the LORD did I not let myself be known to them? |
4 I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they lived as aliens. |
5 Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant. |
6 "Therefore, say to the Israelites: 'I am the LORD , and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. |
7 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. |
8 And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD .' " |
9 Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and cruel bondage. |
10 Then the LORD said to Moses, |
11 "Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his country." |
12 But Moses said to the LORD , "If the Israelites will not listen to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips4 6:12 Hebrew I am uncircumcised of lips ; also in verse 30 ?" |
13 Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he commanded them to bring the Israelites out of Egypt. |
14 These were the heads of their families5 6:14 The Hebrew for families here and in verse 25 refers to units larger than clans. : |
15 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon. |
16 These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived 137 years. |
17 The sons of Gershon, by clans, were Libni and Shimei. |
18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years. |
19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.
These were the clans of Levi according to their records. |
20 Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years. |
21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg and Zicri. |
22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri. |
23 Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. |
24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans. |
25 Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. |
26 It was this same Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, "Bring the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions." |
27 They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt. It was the same Moses and Aaron. |
28 Now when the LORD spoke to Moses in Egypt, |
29 he said to him, "I am the LORD . Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you." |
30 But Moses said to the LORD , "Since I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?" |
