Exodus 6

¹ Then Yahweh said to Moses: Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh, for under a steadfast hand he shall dismiss them, and under a steadfast hand he shall drive them out from his land." ² Elohim spoke to Moses and said to him: "I am Yahweh, ³ and I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as the El-Who-Suffices; as to My name Yahweh, I was not fully realized by them. ⁴ However, I set up My covenant with them to give to them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings, in which they had sojourned. ⁵ Moreover, I Myself have hearkened to the moaning of the sons of Israel whom the Egyptians are making servants. And I am mindful of My covenant. ⁶ Wherefore say to the sons of Israel: I am Yahweh; hence I will bring you forth from beneath the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rescue you from their service. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. ⁷ I will take you to Me as a people. I will become to you as Elohim, and you will realize that I am Yahweh your Elohim, Who brought you forth from beneath the burdens of the Egyptians. ⁸ I will bring you to the land which I lifted up My hand in swearing to give it to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a tenancy. I am Yahweh." ⁹ When Moses spoke thus to the sons of Israel, they did not hearken to Moses because of shortness of spirit and hard service. ¹⁰ Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying. ¹¹ "Enter, speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, that he may dismiss the sons of Israel from his land." ¹² Yet Moses spoke before Yahweh, saying: "Behold, the sons of Israel do not hearken to me. How shall Pharaoh hearken to me when I am uncircumcised of lip?" ¹³ Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron and instructed them as to the sons of Israel and as to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring forth the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt. ¹⁴ These are the heads of their fathers' house: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, are Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben. ¹⁵ The sons of Simeon are Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar and Shaul, the son of the Canaanitess; these are the families of Simeon. ¹⁶ These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their genealogical annals: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. And the years of the life of Levi were a hundred thirty-seven years. ¹⁷ The sons of Gershon are Libni and Shimei, according to their families. ¹⁸ The sons of Kohath are Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. And the years of the life of Kohath were a hundred thirty-three years. ¹⁹ The sons of Merari are Mahli and Mushi. These are the Levite families according to their genealogical annals. ²⁰ Amram took Jochebed, his aunt, as his wife; and she bore for him Aaron, Moses and Miriam, their sister. And the years of the life of Amram were a hundred thirty-seven years. ²¹ The sons of Izhar are Korah, Nepheg and Zichri. ²² The sons of Uzziel are Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri. ²³ Aaron took Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, as his wife; and she bore for him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. ²⁴ The sons of Korah are Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These are the Korahite families. ²⁵ Eleazar, son of Aaron, took to himself one from the daughters of Putiel as his wife; and she bore for him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families. ²⁶ This Aaron and this Moses are those to whom Yahweh said: Bring forth the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, according to their hosts. ²⁷ They were the speakers to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring forth the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, this Moses and this Aaron. ²⁸ It came to be on the day when Yahweh spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, ²⁹ that Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying: "I am Yahweh. Speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, all that I am speaking to you." ³⁰ Yet Moses said before Yahweh: "Behold, I am uncircumcised of lip, so how shall Pharaoh hearken to me?"