| | 1 | Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country." | |
| | 2 | God also said to Moses, "I am the LORD. | |
| | 3 | I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself known to them. | |
| | 4 | I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they lived as aliens. | |
| | 5 | Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant. | |
| | 6 | "Therefore, say to the Israelites: 'I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. | |
| | 7 | I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. | |
| | 8 | And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.'" | |
| | 9 | Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and cruel bondage. | |
| | 10 | Then the LORD said to Moses, | |
| | 11 | "Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his country." | |
| | 12 | But Moses said to the LORD, "If the Israelites will not listen to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips?" | |
| | 13 | Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he commanded them to bring the Israelites out of Egypt. | |
| | 14 | These were the heads of their families: The sons of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben. | |
| | 15 | The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon. | |
| | 16 | These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived 137 years. | |
| | 17 | The sons of Gershon, by clans, were Libni and Shimei. | |
| | 18 | The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years. | |
| | 19 | The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi according to their records. | |
| | 20 | Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years. | |
| | 21 | The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg and Zicri. | |
| | 22 | The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri. | |
| | 23 | Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. | |
| | 24 | The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans. | |
| | 25 | Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families, clan by clan. | |
| | 26 | It was this same Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, "Bring the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions." | |
| | 27 | They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt. It was the same Moses and Aaron. | |
| | 28 | Now when the LORD spoke to Moses in Egypt, | |
| | 29 | he said to him, "I am the LORD. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you." | |
| | 30 | But Moses said to the LORD, "Since I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?" | |
