Exodus 6
6
1But the Lord replied to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: because of a strong hand he will let them go, and because of a strong hand he will drive them from his land.” # 6:1 Ex 3:19; 12:31,33,39
God Promises Freedom
2Then God spoke to Moses, telling him, “I am the Lord. 3I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but I was not known to them by my name ‘the Lord.’ # 6:3 Lord (in small capitals) stands for the personal name of God, which in Hb is Yahweh. There is a long tradition of substituting “Lord” for “Yahweh” out of reverence.,# 6:3 Gn 17:1; Ex 3:14; Ps 68:4; 83:18; Jn 8:58 4I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land they lived in as aliens. # 6:4 Gn 15:18; 28:4 5Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are forcing to work as slaves, and I have remembered # 6:5 Gn 9:15; Ex 2:24; 1Ch 16:15; Ps 105:8; 106:45; 111:4 my covenant.
6“Therefore tell the Israelites: I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from the forced labor of the Egyptians and rescue you from slavery to them. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm # 6:6 Ex 3:17; Dt 7:8; 26:8; 1Ch 17:21 and great acts of judgment. 7I will take you as my people, # 6:7 Dt 4:20; 2Sm 7:24 and I will be your God. You will know # 6:7 Ex 16:12; 29:45; Is 41:20; Rv 21:7 that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from the forced labor of the Egyptians. 8I will bring you to the land that I swore # 6:8 Lit raised my hand,# 6:8 Gn 14:22; 15:18; 26:3 to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.” 9Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen # 6:9 Ex 5:21; Ac 7:25 to him because of their broken spirit and hard labor.
10Then the Lord spoke to Moses, 11“Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go from his land.”
12But Moses said in the Lord’s presence, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am such a poor speaker? ” # 6:12 Lit I have uncircumcised lips, also in v. 30,# 6:12 Ex 4:10; 6:30; Jr 1:6 13Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them commands concerning both the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
Genealogy of Moses and Aaron
14These are the heads of their fathers’ families:
The sons of Reuben, # 6:14 Gn 46:9; 1Ch 5:3 the firstborn of Israel:
Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
These are the clans of Reuben.
15The sons of Simeon: # 6:15 Gn 46:10; 1Ch 4:24
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin,
Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
These are the clans of Simeon.
16These are the names of the sons of Levi
according to their family records;
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. # 6:16 Gn 46:11; Nm 3:17
Levi lived 137 years.
17The sons of Gershon:
Libni and Shimei, by their clans.
18The sons of Kohath:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Kohath lived 133 years.
19The sons of Merari:
Mahli and Mushi.
These are the clans of the Levites # 6:17–19 Nm 3:18–20; 1Ch 6:17–19; 23:21
according to their family records.
20Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed,
and she bore him Aaron and Moses. # 6:20 Ex 2:1–2; Nm 26:59
Amram lived 137 years.
21The sons of Izhar: # 6:21 Nm 16:1; 1Ch 6:37–38
Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
22The sons of Uzziel:
Mishael, Elzaphan, # 6:22 Lv 10:4; Nm 3:30 and Sithri.
23Aaron married Elisheba,
daughter of Amminadab # 6:23 Ru 4:19–20; 1Ch 2:10; Mt 1:4 and sister of Nahshon.
She bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. # 6:23 Lv 10:1; Nm 3:2; 26:60
24The sons of Korah: # 6:24 Nm 26:11; 1Ch 6:22–23,37
Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph.
These are the clans of the Korahites.
25Aaron’s son Eleazar married
one of the daughters of Putiel,
and she bore him Phinehas. # 6:25 Nm 25:7,11; Jos 24:33; Ps 106:30
These are the heads of the Levite families by their clans.
26It was this Aaron and Moses whom the Lord told, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt according to their military divisions.” # 6:26 Ex 7:4; 12:17,51; Nm 33:1 27Moses and Aaron were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.
Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh
28On the day the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29he said to him, “I am the Lord; # 6:29 Ex 6:11; 7:2 tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I am telling you.”
30But Moses replied in the Lord’s presence, “Since I am such a poor speaker, # 6:30 Ex 4:10; 6:12 how will Pharaoh listen to me? ”
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Exodus 6
6
1The LORD God told Moses:
Soon you will see what I will do to the king. Because of my mighty power, he will let my people go, and he will even chase them out of his country.
2My name is the LORD.#6.2 My name is the LORD: See the note at 3.14,15.#Gn 17.1; 28.3; 35.11; Ex 3.13-15. 3But when I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, I came as God All-Powerful and did not use my name. 4I made an agreement and promised them the land of Canaan, where they were living as foreigners. 5Now I have seen how the people of Israel are suffering because of the Egyptians, and I will keep my promise.
6Here is my message for Israel: “I am the LORD! And with my mighty power I will punish the Egyptians and free you from slavery. 7I will accept you as my people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I was the one who rescued you from the Egyptians. 8I will bring you into the land that I solemnly promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and it will be yours. I am the LORD!”
9When Moses told this to the Israelites, they were too discouraged and ill-treated to believe him.
10Then the LORD told Moses 11to demand that the king of Egypt let the Israelites leave. 12But Moses replied, “I'm not a powerful speaker. If the Israelites won't listen to me, why should the king of Egypt?” 13But the LORD sent Aaron and Moses with a message for the Israelites and for the king; he also ordered Aaron and Moses to free the people from Egypt.
Family record of Aaron and Moses
14The following men were the heads of their ancestral clans:
The sons of Reuben, Jacob's#6.14 Jacob: The Hebrew text has “Israel”, Jacob's name after God renamed him. eldest son, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
15The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
16Levi lived to be one hundred and thirty-seven; his sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.#Nu 3.17-20; 26.57-58; 1 Ch 6.16-19.
17Gershon's sons were Libni and Shimei.
18Kohath lived to be one hundred and thirty-three; his sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. All of the above were from the Levi tribe.
20Amram lived to be one hundred and thirty-seven. He married his father's sister Jochebed, and they had two sons, Aaron and Moses.
21Izhar's sons were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
22Uzziel's sons were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
23Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon; they had four sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24Korah's sons were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph.
25Aaron's son Eleazar married one of Putiel's daughters, and their son was Phinehas. This ends the list of those who were the heads of clans in the Levi tribe.
26The LORD had commanded Aaron and Moses to lead every family and tribe of Israel out of Egypt, 27and so they ordered the king of Egypt to set the people of Israel free.
The LORD commands Moses and Aaron to speak to the king
28When the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29he said, “I am the LORD. Tell the king#6.29 the king: See the note at 1.11. of Egypt everything I say to you.”
30But Moses answered, “You know I am a very poor speaker, and the king will never listen to me.”
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