1 T hen the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. For he will be made to let them go because of My strong hand. By My strong hand, he will make them go out of his land.” God Calls Moses

Then the Lord said to Moses, Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for by a strong hand he will let them go, but he will drive them out of his land with a strong hand.

2 G od said to Moses, “I am the Lord.

And God said to Moses, I am the Lord.

3 I showed Myself as God All-powerful to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But I did not make Myself known to them by My name, the Lord.

I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the Lord I did not make Myself known to them.

4 I also made My agreement with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they were strangers.

I have also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their temporary residence in which they were strangers.

5 I have heard the crying of the people of Israel, because they are being held by the Egyptians. And I have remembered My agreement.

I have also heard the groaning of the Israelites whom the Egyptians have enslaved; and I have remembered My covenant.

6 S o say to the people of Israel, ‘I am the Lord. I will take you away from the hard work and suffering in Egypt. I will take you away from being their servants. I will make you free by the strength of My arm and by the great things I will do to punish the guilty.

Accordingly, say to the Israelites, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will free you from their bondage, and I will rescue you with an outstretched arm and by mighty acts of judgment.

7 T hen I will take you for My people, and I will be your God. And you will know that I am the Lord your God. I will bring you out from under the heavy loads of the Egyptians.

And I will take you to Me for a people, and I will be to you a God; and you shall know that it is I, the Lord your God, Who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

8 I will bring you to the land I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I will give it to you for your own. I am the Lord.’”

And I will bring you into the land concerning which I lifted up My hand and swore that I would give it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage. I am the Lord.

9 S o Moses said this to the people of Israel. But they did not listen to Moses because of their broken spirit and how hard they were made to work.

Moses told this to the Israelites, but they refused to listen to Moses because of their impatience and anguish of spirit and because of their cruel bondage.

10 T hen the Lord said to Moses,

The Lord said to Moses,

11 “ Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the people of Israel go out of his land.”

Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land.

12 B ut Moses said to the Lord, “See, the people of Israel have not listened to me. How then will Pharaoh listen to me? I am not able to speak well.”

But Moses said to the Lord, Behold, the Israelites have not listened to me; how then shall Pharaoh give heed to me, who am of deficient and impeded speech?

13 B ut the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron. He told them to tell the people of Israel and Pharaoh king of Egypt that they were to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt. The Family of Moses and Aaron

But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, and gave them a command for the Israelites and for Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.

14 T hese are the leaders of their fathers’ families. The sons of Reuben, Israel’s first-born: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. These are the families of Reuben.

These are the heads of their clans. The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.

15 T he sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These are the families of Simeon.

The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon.

16 T hese are the names of Levi’s sons by their family groups: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.

These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their births: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and Levi lived 137 years.

17 T he sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.

The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimi, by their families.

18 T he sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; and Kohath lived 133 years.

19 T he sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their family groups.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.

20 A mram married his father’s sister Jochebed. She gave birth to his sons, Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.

Amram took Jochebed his father’s sister as wife, and she bore him Aaron and Moses; and Amram lived 137 years.

21 T he sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg and Zichri.

The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.

22 T he sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.

The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.

23 A aron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon. She gave birth to his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Aaron took Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, as wife; she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

24 T he sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These are the families of the Korahites.

The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the families of the Korahites.

25 A aron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel. She gave birth to his son Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites by their families.

Eleazar, Aaron’s son, took one of the daughters of Putiel as wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites by their families.

26 I t was the same Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “Bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their family groups.”

These are the Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, Bring out the Israelites from the land of Egypt by their hosts,

27 T hey were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the people of Israel out of Egypt. It was the same Moses and Aaron.

And who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt; these are that Moses and Aaron.

28 O n the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,

On the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt,

29 t he Lord said to Moses, “I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.”

The Lord said to Moses, I am the Lord; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.

30 B ut Moses said to the Lord, “See, I am not able to speak well. How then will Pharaoh listen to me?”

But Moses said to the Lord, Behold, I am of deficient and impeded speech; how then shall Pharaoh listen to me?