Exodus 6
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Exodus 6
1¶ Then the Lord said unto Moses, Now thou shalt see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he must let them go, and with a strong hand he shall drive them out of his land.
2And God spoke unto Moses and said unto him, I am the Lord;
3and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord (YHWH) I was not known to them.
4And I also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, in which they were strangers.
5And likewise I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant.
6Therefore say unto the sons of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will free you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm and with great judgments.
7And I will take you as my people, and I will be your God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
8And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning which I raised my hand to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it unto you for a heritage: I am the Lord.
9In this manner Moses spoke unto the sons of Israel, but they did not hearken unto Moses because of their anguish of spirit and cruel bondage.
10¶ And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
11Go in, speak unto Pharaoh, king of Egypt, that he let the sons of Israel go out of his land.
12And Moses answered before the Lord, saying, Behold, the sons of Israel do not hearken unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, seeing I am of uncircumcised lips?
13Then the Lord spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron and gave them a commandment unto the sons of Israel and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
14¶ These are the heads of their fathers’ families: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Enoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.
15And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Saul 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 lineages: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And the years of the life of Levi were one hundred thirty-seven years.
17The sons of Gershon: Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
18And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. And the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred thirty-three years.
19And the sons of Merari: Mahali and Mushi; these are the families of Levi according to their lineages.
20And Amram took Jochebed, his father’s sister to wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were one hundred thirty-seven years.
21And the sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
22And the sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Zithri.
23And Aaron took Elizabeth, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24And the sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korhites.
25And Eleazar, Aaron’s son, took one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.
26These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the Lord said, Bring out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their hosts.
27These are those who spoke to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.
28And it came to pass on the day when the Lord spoke unto Moses in the land of Egypt,
29that the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, I am the Lord; speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.
30And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
Exodus 6
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1The LORD God told Moses:
Soon you will see what I will do to the king. Because of my mighty power, he will let my people go, and he will even chase them out of his country.
2My name is the LORD.#6.2 My name is the LORD: See the note at 3.14,15.#Gn 17.1; 28.3; 35.11; Ex 3.13-15. 3But when I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, I came as God All-Powerful and did not use my name. 4I made an agreement and promised them the land of Canaan, where they were living as foreigners. 5Now I have seen how the people of Israel are suffering because of the Egyptians, and I will keep my promise.
6Here is my message for Israel: “I am the LORD! And with my mighty power I will punish the Egyptians and free you from slavery. 7I will accept you as my people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I was the one who rescued you from the Egyptians. 8I will bring you into the land that I solemnly promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and it will be yours. I am the LORD!”
9When Moses told this to the Israelites, they were too discouraged and ill-treated to believe him.
10Then the LORD told Moses 11to demand that the king of Egypt let the Israelites leave. 12But Moses replied, “I'm not a powerful speaker. If the Israelites won't listen to me, why should the king of Egypt?” 13But the LORD sent Aaron and Moses with a message for the Israelites and for the king; he also ordered Aaron and Moses to free the people from Egypt.
Family record of Aaron and Moses
14The following men were the heads of their ancestral clans:
The sons of Reuben, Jacob's#6.14 Jacob: The Hebrew text has “Israel”, Jacob's name after God renamed him. eldest son, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
15The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
16Levi lived to be one hundred and thirty-seven; his sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.#Nu 3.17-20; 26.57-58; 1 Ch 6.16-19.
17Gershon's sons were Libni and Shimei.
18Kohath lived to be one hundred and thirty-three; his sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. All of the above were from the Levi tribe.
20Amram lived to be one hundred and thirty-seven. He married his father's sister Jochebed, and they had two sons, Aaron and Moses.
21Izhar's sons were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
22Uzziel's sons were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
23Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon; they had four sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24Korah's sons were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph.
25Aaron's son Eleazar married one of Putiel's daughters, and their son was Phinehas. This ends the list of those who were the heads of clans in the Levi tribe.
26The LORD had commanded Aaron and Moses to lead every family and tribe of Israel out of Egypt, 27and so they ordered the king of Egypt to set the people of Israel free.
The LORD commands Moses and Aaron to speak to the king
28When the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29he said, “I am the LORD. Tell the king#6.29 the king: See the note at 1.11. of Egypt everything I say to you.”
30But Moses answered, “You know I am a very poor speaker, and the king will never listen to me.”
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