Exodus 6
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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
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1And Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Now dost thou see that which I do to Pharaoh, for with a strong hand he doth send them away, yea, with a strong hand he doth cast them out of his land.’
2And God speaketh unto Moses, and saith unto him, ‘I [am] Jehovah,
3and I appear unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty; as to My name Jehovah, I have not been known to them;
4and also I have established My covenant with them, to give to them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings, wherein they have sojourned;
5and also I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, whom the Egyptians are causing to serve, and I remember My covenant.
6‘Therefore say to the sons of Israel, I [am] Jehovah, and I have brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and have delivered you from their service, and have redeemed you by a stretched-out arm, and by great judgments,
7and have taken you to Me for a people, and I have been to you for God, and ye have known that I [am] Jehovah your God, who is bringing you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians;
8and I have brought you in unto the land which I have lifted up My hand to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and have given it to you — a possession; I [am] Jehovah.’
9And Moses speaketh so unto the sons of Israel, and they hearkened not unto Moses, for anguish of spirit, and for harsh service.
10And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
11‘Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he doth send the sons of Israel out of his land;
12and Moses speaketh before Jehovah, saying, ‘Lo, the sons of Israel have not hearkened unto me, and how doth Pharaoh hear me, and I of uncircumcised lips?’
13And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and chargeth them for the sons of Israel, and for Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt.
14These [are] heads of the house of their fathers: Sons of Reuben first-born of Israel [are] Hanoch, and Phallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these [are] families of Reuben.
15And sons of Simeon [are] Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul, son of the Canaanitess: these [are] families of Simeon.
16And these [are] the names of the sons of Levi, as to their births: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi [are] a hundred and thirty and seven years.
17The sons of Gershon [are] Libni, and Shimi, as to their families.
18And the sons of Kohath [are] Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath [are] a hundred and thirty and three years.
19And the sons of Merari [are] Mahli and Mushi: these [are] families of Levi, as to their births.
20And Amram taketh Jochebed his aunt to himself for a wife, and she beareth to him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram [are] a hundred and thirty and seven years.
21And sons of Izhar [are] Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
22And sons of Uzziel [are] Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Sithri.
23And Aaron taketh Elisheba daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to himself for a wife, and she beareth to him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24And sons of Korah [are] Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these [are] families of the Korhite.
25And Eleazar, Aaron's son, hath taken to him [one] of the daughters of Putiel for a wife to himself, and she beareth to him Phinehas: these [are] heads of the fathers of the Levites, as to their families.
26This [is] Aaron — and Moses — to whom Jehovah said, ‘Bring ye out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, by their hosts;’
27these are they who are speaking unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt, this [is] Moses — and Aaron.
28And it cometh to pass in the day of Jehovah's speaking unto Moses in the land of Egypt,
29that Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, ‘I [am] Jehovah, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I am speaking unto thee.’
30And Moses saith before Jehovah, ‘Lo, I [am] of uncircumcised lips, and how doth Pharaoh hearken unto me?’
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