Exodus 6

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1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh; by a strong hand shall he let them go; with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.
2 And God spoke to Moses and said to him: I am the LORD.
3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by [the name of] God Almighty, but with the name of [my] `Lord 'is not known to them;
4 I 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 heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered 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 deliver you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments;
7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians;
8 and I will bring you into the land which I lifted up my hand, [swore] to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it you for a heritage. I am the LORD.
9 Moses spoke thus to the children of Israel; but they did not listen to Moses, cowardice and gravity works.

10 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying:
eleven Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel out of his land.
12 And Moses said unto the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how could Pharaoh listen to me? and I am not uncircumcised.
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 Here are the heads of their families: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these are the families of Reuben.
15 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Saul, the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.
16 Here 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 a hundred thirty-seven.
17 The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.
18 The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. And the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred thirty-three years.
19 Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. This family of Levi.
20 Amram took Jochebed, his aunt, his wife, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were a hundred thirty-seven.
21 The sons of Izhar: Korah and Nepheg and Zichri.
22 Sons Uziilovy: Mishael and Elzaphan and Sithri.
23 Aaron took to wife Elizabeth, the daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
24 Sons of Korea: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of Korah.
25 Eleazar, Aaron's son, took as his wife [one] of the daughters Futiilovyh, and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the Levites according to their families.
26 Aaron and Moses, - whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.
27 They spoke to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of Egypt; it - Moses and Aaron.
28 So at a time when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,
29 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: I am the LORD! tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.
thirty And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, how could Pharaoh listen to me?

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