Exodus 6

God Promises Action

1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for #6:1 Lit by a strong handunder compulsion he will let them go, and #6:1 Lit by a strong handunder compulsion he will drive them out of his land.”

2God spoke further to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord; 3and I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as #6:3 Heb El ShaddaiGod Almighty, but by My name, #6:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordLord, I did not make Myself known to them. 4I also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the #6:4 Lit land of their sojournings in which...land in which they lived as strangers. 5Furthermore I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, because the Egyptians are holding them in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant. 6Say, therefore, to the sons of Israel, ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the labors of the Egyptians, and I will rescue you from their bondage. I will also redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments. 7Then I will take you #6:7 Lit to Me for a peopleas My people, and I will be #6:7 Lit to you for a Godyour God; and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the labors of the Egyptians. 8I will bring you to the land which I #6:8 Lit lifted up My handswore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession; I am the Lord.’ ” 9So Moses said this to the sons of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses on account of their #6:9 Or impatiencedespondency and cruel bondage.

10Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 11“Go, #6:11 Lit speak totell Pharaoh king of Egypt #6:11 Lit that he letto let the sons of Israel go out of his land.” 12But Moses spoke before the Lord, saying, “Behold, the sons of Israel have not listened to me; how then will Pharaoh listen to me, as I am #6:12 Lit uncircumcised of lipsunskilled in speech?” 13Nevertheless, the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron and gave them a command concerning the sons of Israel and Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

The Heads of Israel

14These are the heads of their fathers’ households. The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben. 15And the sons of Simeon: #6:15 In Num 26:12 and 1 Chr 4:24, NemuelJemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon. 16And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and the #6:16 Lit yearslength of Levi’s life was 137 years. 17The sons of Gershon: #6:17 In 1 Chr 23:7, LadanLibni and Shimei, according to their families. 18And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; and the #6:18 Lit yearslength of Kohath’s life was 133 years. 19And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations. 20Now Amram #6:20 Lit took to him as a wifemarried his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses; and the #6:20 Lit yearslength of Amram’s life was 137 years. 21And the sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. 22And the sons of Uzziel: Mishael, #6:22 In Num 3:30, ElizaphanElzaphan, and Sithri. 23Aaron #6:23 Lit took to him as a wifemarried Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 24And the sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and #6:24 In 1 Chr 6:23 and 9:19, EbiasaphAbiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites. 25Now Aaron’s son Eleazar #6:25 Lit took to him as a wifemarried one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites according to their families. 26It was the same Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “Bring out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their #6:26 I.e., multitudes in battle formationmultitudes.” 27They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt #6:27 Lit to bring outabout bringing out the sons of Israel from Egypt; it was the same Moses and Aaron.

28Now it came about on the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29that the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “I am the Lord; say to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.” 30But Moses said before the Lord, “Behold, I am #6:30 Lit uncircumcised of lipsunskilled in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me?”

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Exodus 6: NASB2020

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