1But the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them out, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.” (Ex 3:19; Ex 11:1; Ex 12:33; Ex 12:39; Ex 13:3)2God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord. (Isa 42:8; Mal 3:6)3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty,[1] but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them. (Ge 17:1; Ps 68:4; Ps 83:18; Joh 8:58; Re 1:4; Re 1:8)4I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as sojourners. (Ge 15:18; Ge 17:4; Ge 17:7; Ge 17:8; Ge 28:4)5Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the people of Israel whom the Egyptians hold as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant. (Ex 2:24)6Say therefore to the people of Israel, ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. (Ex 3:17; Ex 7:4; Ex 15:13; De 7:8; De 26:8; 2Ki 17:36; 1Ch 17:21; Ne 1:10; Ps 136:11; Isa 42:8; Mal 3:6)7I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. (Ge 17:8; Ex 6:6; Ex 29:45; Le 22:33; De 4:20; De 7:6; De 14:2; De 26:18; De 29:13; 2Sa 7:24; 1Pe 2:9; Re 21:7)8I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you for a possession. I am the Lord.’” (Ge 14:22; Ge 15:18; Ge 26:3; Ge 28:13; Ge 35:12; Ex 6:6; Ex 32:13; De 32:40; Eze 20:5; Eze 20:6; Eze 20:42; Eze 47:14)9Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery. (Ex 5:21; Ac 7:25)10So the Lord said to Moses,11“Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the people of Israel go out of his land.”12But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, the people of Israel have not listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, for I am of uncircumcised lips?” (Ex 4:10; Ex 6:9; Ex 6:30; Jer 1:6; Jer 6:10; Eze 44:7)13But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge about the people of Israel and about Pharaoh king of Egypt: to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron
14These are the heads of their fathers’ houses: the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the clans of Reuben. (Ge 46:9; 1Ch 5:3)15The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the clans of Simeon. (Ge 46:10; 1Ch 4:24)16These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, the years of the life of Levi being 137 years. (Ge 46:11; Nu 3:17; 1Ch 6:1; 1Ch 6:16)17The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their clans. (Nu 3:18; 1Ch 6:17; 1Ch 23:7)18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, the years of the life of Kohath being 133 years. (Nu 3:19; Nu 26:57; 1Ch 6:2; 1Ch 6:18)19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their generations. (Nu 3:20; 1Ch 6:19; 1Ch 23:21)20Amram took as his wife Jochebed his father’s sister, and she bore him Aaron and Moses, the years of the life of Amram being 137 years. (Ex 2:1)21The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. (Nu 16:1; 1Ch 6:37)22The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. (Le 10:4; Nu 3:30)23Aaron took as his wife Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. (Le 10:1; Nu 1:7; Nu 2:3; Nu 3:2; Nu 7:12; Nu 7:17; Nu 10:14; Nu 26:60; Ru 4:19; 1Ch 2:10; 1Ch 6:3; 1Ch 24:1; Mt 1:4; Lu 3:32; Lu 3:33)24The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the clans of the Korahites. (1Ch 6:22; 1Ch 6:37)25Eleazar, Aaron’s son, took as his wife one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites by their clans. (Nu 25:7; Nu 25:11; Jos 24:33; Ps 106:30)26These are the Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said: “Bring out the people of Israel from the land of Egypt by their hosts.” (Ex 6:13; Ex 7:4; Ex 12:17; Ex 12:51; Nu 33:1)27It was they who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing out the people of Israel from Egypt, this Moses and this Aaron.28On the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,29the Lord said to Moses, “I am the Lord; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.” (Ex 6:2; Ex 6:11; Ex 7:2)30But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me?” (Ex 6:12; Isa 6:5)
Exodus 6
New International Version
1Then 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.’2God also said to Moses, ‘I am the Lord.3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty,[1] but by my name the Lord[2] I did not make myself known to them. (Ex 3:15)4I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners.5Moreover, 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.7I 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.8And 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.” ’9Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labour.10Then the Lord said to Moses,11‘Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his country.’12But 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[3]?’
Family record of Moses and Aaron
13Now 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.14These were the heads of their families[4]: The sons of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel: Hanok and Pallu, Hezron and Karmi. These were the clans of Reuben.15The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.16These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. (Levi lived 137 years.)17The sons of Gershon, by clans: Libni and Shimei.18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. (Kohath lived 133 years.)19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi according to their records.20Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. (Amram lived 137 years.)21The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg and Zikri.22The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.23Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.24The sons of Korah were: Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans.25Eleazar 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.26It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, ‘Bring the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions.’27They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt – this same Moses and Aaron.
Aaron to speak for Moses
28Now when the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt,29he said to him, ‘I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you.’30But Moses said to the Lord, ‘Since I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?’