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.”#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.#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.#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#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#Ex 3:17; Dt 7:8; 26:8; 1Ch 17:21 and great acts of judgment. 7I will take you as my people,#Dt 4:20; 2Sm 7:24 and I will be your God. You will know#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#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#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#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,#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:#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.#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#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.#Ex 2:1–2; Nm 26:59
Amram lived 137 years.
21The sons of Izhar:#Nm 16:1; 1Ch 6:37–38
Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
22The sons of Uzziel:
Mishael, Elzaphan,#Lv 10:4; Nm 3:30 and Sithri.
23Aaron married Elisheba,
daughter of Amminadab#Ru 4:19–20; 1Ch 2:10; Mt 1:4 and sister of Nahshon.
She bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.#Lv 10:1; Nm 3:2; 26:60
24The sons of Korah:#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.#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.”#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;#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,#Ex 4:10; 6:12 how will Pharaoh listen to me?”
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Exodus 6
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1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. Because of my powerful hand, he will let the people of Israel go. Because of my mighty hand, he will drive them out of his country.”
2God continued, “I am the Lord. 3I appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as the Mighty God. But I did not show them the full meaning of my name, The Lord. 4I also made my covenant with them. I promised to give them the land of Canaan. That is where they lived as outsiders. 5Also, I have heard the groans of the Israelites. The Egyptians are keeping them as slaves. But I have remembered my covenant.
6“So tell the people of Israel, ‘I am the Lord. I will throw off the heavy load the Egyptians have put on your shoulders. I will set you free from being slaves to them. I will reach out my arm and save you with mighty acts when I judge Egypt. 7I will take you to be my own people. I will be your God. I throw off the load the Egyptians have put on your shoulders. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God. 8I will bring you to the land I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I lifted up my hand and promised it to them. The land will belong to you. I am the Lord.’ ”
9Moses reported these things to the Israelites. But they didn’t listen to him. That’s because they had lost all hope and had to work very hard.
10Then the Lord said to Moses, 11“Go. Tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to let the people of Israel leave his country.”
12But Moses said to the Lord, “The people won’t listen to me. So why would Pharaoh listen to me? After all, I don’t speak very well.”
The Family Record of Moses and Aaron
13The Lord had spoken to Moses and Aaron. He had talked with them about the Israelites and about Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. He had commanded Moses and Aaron to bring the people of Israel out of Egypt.
14Here were the leaders of the family groups of Reuben, Simeon and Levi.
Reuben was the oldest son of Israel. Reuben’s sons were
Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.
These were the family groups of Reuben.
15The sons of Simeon were
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul. Shaul was the son of a woman from Canaan.
These were the family groups of Simeon.
16Here are the names of the sons of Levi written in their family record. They were
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
Levi lived for 137 years.
17The sons of Gershon, by their family groups, were
Libni and Shimei.
18The sons of Kohath were
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
Kohath lived for 133 years.
19The sons of Merari were
Mahli and Mushi.
These are the family groups of Levi written in their family record.
20Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed. Aaron and Moses were members of Amram’s family line.
Amram lived for 137 years.
21The sons of Izhar were
Korah, Nepheg and Zikri.
22The sons of Uzziel were
Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.
23Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon. She had Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar by Aaron.
24The sons of Korah were
Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph.
These were the family groups of Korah.
25Eleazar, the son of Aaron, married one of the daughters of Putiel. She had Phinehas by Eleazar.
These are the leaders of the families of Levi. Their names are written in their family records.
26The Lord had spoken to this same Aaron and Moses. He had told them, “Bring the Israelites out of Egypt like an army on the march.” 27They spoke to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, about bringing the people of Israel out of Egypt. It was this same Moses and Aaron.
Aaron Speaks for Moses
28The Lord had spoken to Moses in Egypt. 29He had told him, “I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, everything I tell you.”
30But Moses said to the Lord, “I don’t speak very well. So why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
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