Exodus 6

Exodus 6

1The LORD said to Moses , “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh , for by a strong hand he shall let them go , and by a strong hand he shall drive them out of his land.”

2God spoke to Moses , and said to him , “I am the LORD .

3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac , and to Jacob , as God Almighty ; but by my name the LORD I was not known to them .[#6:3 or GOD in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh except when otherwise noted as being from the short form יה Yah.]

4I have also established my covenant with them , to give them the land of Canaan , the land of their travels, in which they lived as aliens .

5Moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel , whom the Egyptians keep in bondage , and I have remembered my covenant .

6Therefore tell the children of Israel , ‘I am the LORD , and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians , and I will rid you out of their bondage , and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm , and with great judgements.

7I will take you to myself for a people . I will be your God ; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God , who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians .

8I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham , to Isaac , and to Jacob ; and I will give it to you for a heritage : I am the LORD .’”

9Moses spoke so to the children of Israel , but they didn’t listen to Moses for anguish of spirit , and for cruel bondage .

10The LORD spoke to Moses , saying ,

11“Go in , speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt , that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.”

12Moses spoke before the LORD , saying , “Behold , the children of Israel haven’t listened to me . How then shall Pharaoh listen to me , when I have uncircumcised lips ?”

13The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and gave them a command to the children of Israel , and to Pharaoh king of Egypt , to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt .

14These are the heads of their fathers’ houses . The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel : Hanoch , and Pallu , Hezron , and Carmi ; these are the families of Reuben .

15The sons of Simeon : Jemuel , and Jamin , and Ohad, and Jachin , and Zohar , and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman ; these are the families of Simeon .

16These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations : Gershon , and Kohath , and Merari ; and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty-seven years .

17The sons of Gershon : Libni and Shimei , according to their families .

18The sons of Kohath : Amram , and Izhar , and Hebron , and Uzziel ; and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred and thirty-three years .

19The sons of Merari : Mahli and Mushi . These are the families of the Levites according to their generations .

20Amram took Jochebed his father ’s sister to himself as wife ; and she bore him Aaron and Moses . The years of the life of Amram were one hundred and thirty-seven years .

21The sons of Izhar : Korah , and Nepheg , and Zichri .

22The sons of Uzziel : Mishael , Elzaphan, and Sithri .

23Aaron took Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab , the sister of Nahshon , as his wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

24The sons of Korah : Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites .

25Eleazar Aaron’s son took one of the daughters of Putiel as his wife; and she bore him Phinehas . These are the heads of the fathers ’ houses of the Levites according to their families .

26These are that Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said , “Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies .”

27These are those who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt , to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt . These are that Moses and Aaron.

28On the day when the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt ,

29The LORD said to Moses , “I am the LORD . Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I tell you .”

30Moses said before the LORD , “Behold , I am of uncircumcised lips , and how shall Pharaoh listen to me ?”

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