Exodus 6
6
Yahweh Discusses His Name and Israel’s Future
1And Yahweh said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, because with a strong hand he will release them, and with a strong hand he will drive them out from his land.”
2And God spoke to Moses, and he said to him, “I am Yahweh. 3And I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Shaddai,#Often translated as “Almighty” but by my name Yahweh I was not known to them. 4And I not only established my covenant with them to give to them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings, in which they dwelt as aliens, 5but also I myself heard the groaning of the Israelites,#Literally “sons/children of Israel” whom the Egyptians are making to work, and I remembered my covenant. 6Therefore say to the Israelites,#Literally “sons/children of Israel” ‘I am Yahweh, and I will bring you out from under the forced labor#Literally “burdens” or “burdensome labor” of Egypt, and I will deliver you from their slavery, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great punishments. 7And I will take you as my people,#Literally “to/for me for a people” and I will be your God,#Literally “to/for you for a God” and you will know that I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out from under the forced labor#Literally “burdens” or “burdensome labor” of Egypt. 8And I will bring you to the land that I swore#Literally “that I raised my hand” to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession. I am Yahweh.”
9And Moses spoke thus to the Israelites,#Literally “sons/children of Israel” but they did not listen to Moses, because of discouragement#Literally “a lack of spirit” or “shortness of spirit” and because of hard work.
10And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 11“Go, speak to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and let him release the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” from his land.” 12And Moses spoke before Yahweh, saying, “Look, the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” do not listen to me, and how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am a poor speaker?”#Literally “uncircumcised of lips” 13And Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and he commanded them to go to the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” and to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” out from the land of Egypt.
The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron
14These are the heads of their families.#Literally “the house of their fathers”
The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, are Enoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These are the clans of Reuben.
15And the sons of Simeon are Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jakin and Zohar and Shaul the son of the Canaanitess.#Or “the Canaanite woman.” The Hebrew word is feminine These are the clans of Simeon.
16And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their genealogies:#Or “generations” Gershon and Kohath and Merari, and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty-seven years.#Literally “seven and thirty and hundred of year”
17The sons of Gershon are Libni and Shimei according to their clans.
18And the sons of Kohath are Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel, and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred and thirty-three years.#Literally “three and thirty and hundred of year”
19And the sons of Merari are Mahli and Mushi. These are clans of the Levites according to their genealogies.#Or “generations”
20And Amram took Jochebed his aunt for himself as a wife, and she bore for him Aaron and Moses, and the years of the life of Amram were one hundred and thirty-seven years.#Literally “seven and thirty and hundred of year”
21And the sons of Izhar are Korah and Nepheg and Zikri.
22And the sons of Uzziel are Mishael and Elzaphan and Sithri.
23And Aaron took Elisheba the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, for himself as a wife, and she bore for him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
24And the sons of Korah are Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph. These are the clans of the Korahites.
25And Eleazar the son of Aaron took for himself one from the daughters of Putiel as a wife, and she bore for him Phinehas. These are the heads of the families#Literally “fathers” of the Levites according to their clans.
26It was that Aaron and Moses to whom Yahweh said, “Bring the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” out from the land of Egypt according to their divisions.” 27They were those who spoke to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, in order to bring the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” out from Egypt. It was that Moses and Aaron.
28And so it was on a certain day#Literally “and it was on a day” Yahweh spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt. 29And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “I am Yahweh. Speak to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, all that I am speaking to you.” 30And Moses said before Yahweh, “Look, I am a poor speaker.#Literally “uncircumcised of lips” And 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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