6Exodus 6

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.Select Exodus 6:1

2My name is the Lord.Select Exodus 6:2

3But when I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, I came as God All-Powerful and did not use my name.Select Exodus 6:3

4I made an agreement and promised them the land of Canaan, where they were living as foreigners.Select Exodus 6:4

5Now I have seen how the people of Israel are suffering because of the Egyptians, and I will keep my promise.Select Exodus 6:5

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.Select Exodus 6:6

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.Select Exodus 6:7

8I will bring you into the land that I solemnly promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and it will be yours. I am the Lord!”Select Exodus 6:8

9When Moses told this to the Israelites, they were too discouraged and mistreated to believe him.Select Exodus 6:9

10Then the Lord told MosesSelect Exodus 6:10

11to demand that the king of Egypt let the Israelites leave.Select Exodus 6:11

12But Moses replied, “I'm not a powerful speaker. If the Israelites won't listen to me, why should the king of Egypt?”Select Exodus 6:12

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.Select Exodus 6:13

Family Record of Aaron and Moses

14The following men were the heads of their ancestral clans: The sons of Reuben, Jacob's oldest son, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.Select Exodus 6:14

15The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.Select Exodus 6:15

16Levi lived to be 137; his sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.Select Exodus 6:16

17Gershon's sons were Libni and Shimei.Select Exodus 6:17

18Kohath lived to be 133; his sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.Select Exodus 6:18

19Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. All of the above were from the Levi tribe.Select Exodus 6:19

20Amram lived to be 137. He married his father's sister Jochebed, and they had two sons, Aaron and Moses.Select Exodus 6:20

21Izhar's sons were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.Select Exodus 6:21

22Uzziel's sons were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.Select Exodus 6:22

23Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon; they had four sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.Select Exodus 6:23

24Korah's sons were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph.Select Exodus 6:24

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.Select Exodus 6:25

26The Lord had commanded Aaron and Moses to lead every family and tribe of Israel out of Egypt,Select Exodus 6:26

27and so they told the king of Egypt to set the people of Israel free.Select Exodus 6:27

The Commands Moses and Aaron To Speak to the King

28When the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,Select Exodus 6:28

29he said, “I am the Lord. Tell the king of Egypt everything I say to you.”Select Exodus 6:29

30But Moses answered, “You know I am a very poor speaker, and the king will never listen to me.”Select Exodus 6:30