Exodus 6
1 The LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. Because of a mighty hand, he will let them go; because of a mighty hand, he will drive them out of his land.”
2 God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the LORD.
3 I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name, the LORD, I did not make myself known to them.
4 I also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as foreigners, as they wandered there.
5 I have also heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom Egypt keeps in slavery, and I have remembered my covenant.
6 Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD. I will bring you out from under the burdens of Egypt, free you from their slavery, and redeem you with an outstretched arm and great acts of judgment.
7 I will take you as my people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of Egypt.
8 I will bring you to the land over which I raised my hand, swearing to give it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.’”
9 Moses spoke this way to the Israelites, but they did not listen to Moses because they were disheartened and under harsh slavery.
10 The LORD spoke to Moses:
11 “Go and speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, so that he will let the Israelites leave his land.”
12 But Moses spoke before the LORD: “The Israelites did not listen to me. How will Pharaoh listen to me, a man with uncircumcised lips?”
13 The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them orders concerning the Israelites and Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
14 These are the heads of their families. The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. These are the clans of Reuben.
15 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These are the clans of Simeon.
16 These are the names of the sons of Levi, according to their descendants: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
17 The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their clans.
18 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, according to their descendants.
20 Amram married his aunt Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
21 The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
22 The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
23 Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24 The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the clans of the Korahites.
25 Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the Levite families, according to their clans.
26 It was to these two, Aaron and Moses, that the LORD said, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt, by their divisions.”
27 They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of Egypt. They were Moses and Aaron.
28 This was on the day when the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt.
29 The LORD said to Moses, “I am the LORD. Tell Pharaoh, king of Egypt, everything I tell you.”
30 Moses said before the LORD, “I have uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me?”
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