1Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. Because of my powerful hand, he will let the people of Israel go. Because of my mighty hand, he will drive them out of his country.’2God continued, ‘I am the LORD.3I appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as the Mighty God. But I did not show them the full meaning of my name, The LORD.4I also made my covenant with them. I promised to give them the land of Canaan. That is where they lived as outsiders.5Also, I have heard the groans of the Israelites. The Egyptians are keeping them as slaves. But I have remembered my covenant.6‘So tell the people of Israel, “I am the LORD. I will throw off the heavy load the Egyptians have put on your shoulders. I will set you free from being slaves to them. I will reach out my arm and save you with mighty acts when I judge Egypt.7I will take you to be my own people. I will be your God. I throw off the load the Egyptians have put on your shoulders. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.8I will bring you to the land I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I lifted up my hand and promised it to them. The land will belong to you. I am the LORD.” ’9Moses reported these things to the Israelites. But they didn’t listen to him. That’s because they had lost all hope and had to work very hard.10Then the LORD said to Moses,11‘Go. Tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to let the people of Israel leave his country.’12But Moses said to the LORD, ‘The people won’t listen to me. So why would Pharaoh listen to me? After all, I don’t speak very well.’
The family record of Moses and Aaron
13The LORD had spoken to Moses and Aaron. He had talked with them about the Israelites and about Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. He had commanded Moses and Aaron to bring the people of Israel out of Egypt.14Here were the leaders of the family groups of Reuben, Simeon and Levi. Reuben was the eldest son of Israel. Reuben’s sons were Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi. These were the family groups of Reuben.15The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul. Shaul was the son of a woman from Canaan. These were the family groups of Simeon.16Here are the names of the sons of Levi written in their family record. They were Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived for 137 years.17The sons of Gershon, by their family groups, were Libni and Shimei.18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived for 133 years.19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the family groups of Levi written in their family record.20Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed. Aaron and Moses were members of Amram’s family line. Amram lived for 137 years.21The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg and Zikri.22The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.23Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon. She had Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar by Aaron.24The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the family groups of Korah.25Eleazar, the son of Aaron, married one of the daughters of Putiel. She had Phinehas by Eleazar. These are the leaders of the families of Levi. Their names are written in their family records.26The LORD had spoken to this same Aaron and Moses. He had told them, ‘Bring the Israelites out of Egypt like an army on the march.’27They spoke to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, about bringing the people of Israel out of Egypt. It was this same Moses and Aaron.
Aaron speaks for Moses
28The LORD had spoken to Moses in Egypt.29He had told him, ‘I am the LORD. Tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, everything I tell you.’30But Moses said to the LORD, ‘I don’t speak very well. So why would Pharaoh listen to me?’
Exodus 6
English Standard Version
God Promises Deliverance
1But the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them out, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.” (Ex 3:19; Ex 11:1; Ex 12:33; Ex 12:39; Ex 13:3)2God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord. (Isa 42:8; Mal 3:6)3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty,[1] but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them. (Ge 17:1; Ps 68:4; Ps 83:18; Joh 8:58; Re 1:4; Re 1:8)4I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as sojourners. (Ge 15:18; Ge 17:4; Ge 17:7; Ge 17:8; Ge 28:4)5Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the people of Israel whom the Egyptians hold as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant. (Ex 2:24)6Say therefore to the people 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 slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. (Ex 3:17; Ex 7:4; Ex 15:13; De 7:8; De 26:8; 2Ki 17:36; 1Ch 17:21; Ne 1:10; Ps 136:11; Isa 42:8; Mal 3:6)7I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. (Ge 17:8; Ex 6:6; Ex 29:45; Le 22:33; De 4:20; De 7:6; De 14:2; De 26:18; De 29:13; 2Sa 7:24; 1Pe 2:9; Re 21:7)8I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you for a possession. I am the Lord.’” (Ge 14:22; Ge 15:18; Ge 26:3; Ge 28:13; Ge 35:12; Ex 6:6; Ex 32:13; De 32:40; Eze 20:5; Eze 20:6; Eze 20:42; Eze 47:14)9Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery. (Ex 5:21; Ac 7:25)10So the Lord said to Moses,11“Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the people of Israel go out of his land.”12But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, the people of Israel have not listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, for I am of uncircumcised lips?” (Ex 4:10; Ex 6:9; Ex 6:30; Jer 1:6; Jer 6:10; Eze 44:7)13But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge about the people of Israel and about Pharaoh king of Egypt: to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron
14These are the heads of their fathers’ houses: the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the clans of Reuben. (Ge 46:9; 1Ch 5:3)15The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the clans of Simeon. (Ge 46:10; 1Ch 4:24)16These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, the years of the life of Levi being 137 years. (Ge 46:11; Nu 3:17; 1Ch 6:1; 1Ch 6:16)17The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their clans. (Nu 3:18; 1Ch 6:17; 1Ch 23:7)18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, the years of the life of Kohath being 133 years. (Nu 3:19; Nu 26:57; 1Ch 6:2; 1Ch 6:18)19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their generations. (Nu 3:20; 1Ch 6:19; 1Ch 23:21)20Amram took as his wife Jochebed his father’s sister, and she bore him Aaron and Moses, the years of the life of Amram being 137 years. (Ex 2:1)21The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. (Nu 16:1; 1Ch 6:37)22The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. (Le 10:4; Nu 3:30)23Aaron took as his wife Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. (Le 10:1; Nu 1:7; Nu 2:3; Nu 3:2; Nu 7:12; Nu 7:17; Nu 10:14; Nu 26:60; Ru 4:19; 1Ch 2:10; 1Ch 6:3; 1Ch 24:1; Mt 1:4; Lu 3:32; Lu 3:33)24The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the clans of the Korahites. (1Ch 6:22; 1Ch 6:37)25Eleazar, Aaron’s son, took as his wife one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites by their clans. (Nu 25:7; Nu 25:11; Jos 24:33; Ps 106:30)26These are the Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said: “Bring out the people of Israel from the land of Egypt by their hosts.” (Ex 6:13; Ex 7:4; Ex 12:17; Ex 12:51; Nu 33:1)27It was they who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing out the people of Israel from Egypt, this Moses and this Aaron.28On the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,29the Lord said to Moses, “I am the Lord; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.” (Ex 6:2; Ex 6:11; Ex 7:2)30But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me?” (Ex 6:12; Isa 6:5)