6:1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to the king of Egypt. I will use my great power against him, and he will let my people go. Because of my power, he will force them out of his country.”
6:3 I appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob by the name, God All-Powerful. But they did not know me by my name, the Lord.
6:4 I also made my agreement with them to give them the land of Canaan. They lived in that land, but it was not their own land.
6:5 Now I have heard the cries of the Israelites. The Egyptians are treating them as slaves. And I remember my agreement.
6:6 So tell the people of Israel that I say to them, ‘I am the Lord. I will save you from the hard work the Egyptians force you to do. I will make you free. You will not be slaves to the Egyptians. I will free you by my great power. And I will punish the Egyptians terribly.
6:7 I will make you my own people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am the Lord your God. I am the One who saves you from the hard work the Egyptians force you to do.
6:8 I will lead you to the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I will give you that land to own. I am the Lord.’”
6:9 So Moses told this to the people of Israel. But they would not listen to him. They were discouraged, and their slavery was hard.
6:11 “Go tell the king of Egypt that he must let the Israelites leave his land.”
6:12 But Moses answered, “The Israelites will not listen to me. So surely the king will not listen to me, either. I am not a good speaker.”
6:13 But the Lord told Moses and Aaron to talk to the king. He commanded them to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
6:14 These are the leaders of the families of Israel: Israel’s first son, Reuben, had four sons. They were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These are the family groups of Reuben.
6:15 Simeon’s sons were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul. Shaul was the son of a Canaanite woman. These are the family groups of Simeon.
6:16 Levi lived 137 years. These are the names of his sons according to their family history: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
6:17 Gershon had two sons, Libni and Shimei, with their families.
6:18 Kohath lived 133 years. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
6:19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the family groups of Levi, according to their family history.
6:20 Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed. Jochebed gave birth to Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
6:22 Uzziel’s sons were Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.
6:23 Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon. Elisheba gave birth to Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
6:24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These are the family groups of the Korahites.
6:25 Eleazar son of Aaron married a daughter of Putiel. And she gave birth to Phinehas. These are the leaders of the family groups of the Levites.
6:26 This was the Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord spoke. He said, “Lead my people out of Israel in their divisions.”
6:27 Aaron and Moses are the ones who talked to the king of Egypt. They told him to let the people of Israel leave Egypt.
6:28 The Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt.
6:29 He said, “I am the Lord. Tell the king of Egypt everything I tell you.”
6:30 But Moses answered, “I am not a good speaker. The king will not listen to me.”
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