| 1 | Then the Lord said to Moses, Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for [compelled] by a strong hand he will [not only] let them go, but he will drive them out of his land with a strong hand. |
| 2 | And God said to Moses, I am the Lord. |
| 3 | I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty [El-Shaddai], but by My
[a]name the Lord [Yahweh—the redemptive name of God] I did not make Myself known to them [in acts and great miracles]. |
| 4 | I have also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their temporary residence in which they were strangers. |
| 5 | I have also heard the groaning of the Israelites whom the Egyptians have enslaved; and I have [earnestly] remembered My covenant [with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob]. |
| 6 | Accordingly, say to the Israelites, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will free you from their bondage, and I will rescue you with an outstretched arm [with special and vigorous action] and by mighty acts of judgment. |
| 7 | And I will take you to Me for a people, and I will be to you a God; and you shall know that it is I, the Lord your God, Who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. |
| 8 | And I will bring you into the land concerning which I lifted up My hand
and
swore that I would give it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage. I am the Lord [you have the pledge of My changeless omnipotence and faithfulness]. |
| 9 | Moses told this to the Israelites, but they refused to listen to Moses because of their impatience
and
anguish of spirit and because of their cruel bondage. |
| 10 | The Lord said to Moses, |
| 11 | Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land. |
| 12 | But Moses said to the Lord, Behold, [my own people] the Israelites have not listened to me; how then shall Pharaoh give heed to me, who am of deficient
and
impeded speech? |
| 13 | But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, and gave them a command for the Israelites and for Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt. |
| 14 | These are the heads of their clans. The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben. |
| 15 | The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon. |
| 16 | These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their births: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and Levi lived 137 years. |
| 17 | The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimi, by their families. |
| 18 | The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; and Kohath lived 133 years. |
| 19 | The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations. |
| 20 | Amram took Jochebed his father’s sister as wife, and she bore him Aaron and Moses; and Amram lived 137 years. |
| 21 | The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. |
| 22 | The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. |
| 23 | Aaron took Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, as wife; she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. |
| 24 | The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the families of the Korahites. |
| 25 | Eleazar, Aaron’s son, took one of the daughters of Putiel as wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites by their families. |
| 26 | These are the [same] Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, Bring out the Israelites from the land of Egypt by their hosts, |
| 27 | And who spoke to [the] Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt; these are that Moses and Aaron. |
| 28 | On the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt, |
| 29 | The Lord said to Moses, I am the Lord; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you. |
| 30 | But Moses said to the Lord, Behold, I am of deficient
and
impeded speech; how then shall Pharaoh listen to me? |
Cross references:
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Exodus 6:3 : Gen. 17:1.
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