The Book of Exodus

Chapter 6

1: Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.

2: And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:

3: And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.

4: And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.

5: And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I haveremembered my covenant.

6: Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of theirbondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

7: And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

8: And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it toAbraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I amthe LORD.

9: And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

10: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
11: Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

12: And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

13: And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

14: These be the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.

15: And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitishwoman: these are the families of Simeon.

16: And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.

17: The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.

18: And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.

19: And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.

20: And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and sevenyears.

21: And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

22: And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.

23: And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and shebare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

24: And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.

25: And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.

26: These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.

27: These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.

28: And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,

29: That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.

30: And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken untome?
Exodus 7

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