Exodus 6
New International Version - Exodus 6 << | >> 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940 6:1 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.' 6:2 God also said to Moses, 'I am the Lord. 6:3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them. 6:4 I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they lived as aliens. 6:5 Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant. 6:6 '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. 6:7 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. 6:8 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.' ' 6:9 Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and cruel bondage. 6:10 Then the Lord said to Moses, 6:11 'Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his country.' 6:12 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 lips ?' 6:13 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. 6:14 These were the heads of their families : The sons of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben. 6:15 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon. 6:16 These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived 137 years. 6:17 The sons of Gershon, by clans, were Libni and Shimei. 6:18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years. 6:19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi according to their records. 6:20 Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years. 6:21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg and Zicri. 6:22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri. 6:23 Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 6:24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans. 6:25 Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families, clan by clan. 6:26 It was this same Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, 'Bring the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions.' 6:27 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. 6:28 Now when the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt, 6:29 he said to him, 'I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you.' 6:30 But Moses said to the Lord , 'Since I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?'