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6:1  Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to the king of Egypt. I will use my great power against him, and he will let my people go. Because of my power, he will force them out of his country.”
6:2  Then God said to Moses, “I am the Lord.
6:3  I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob by the name God Almighty, but they did not know me by my name, the Lord.
6:4  I also made my agreement with them to give them the land of Canaan. They lived in that land, but it was not their own.
6:5  Now I have heard the cries of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are treating as slaves, and I remember my agreement.
6:6  So tell the people of Israel that I say to them, ‘I am the Lord. I will save you from the hard work the Egyptians force you to do. I will make you free, so you will not be slaves to the Egyptians. I will free you by my great power, and I will punish the Egyptians terribly.
6:7  I will make you my own people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am the Lord your God, the One who saves you from the hard work the Egyptians force you to do.
6:8  I will lead you to the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give you that land to own. I am the Lord.’”
6:9  So Moses told this to the Israelites, but they would not listen to him. They were discouraged, and their slavery was hard.
6:10  Then the Lord said to Moses,
6:11  “Go tell the king of Egypt that he must let the Israelites leave his land.”
6:12  But Moses answered, “The Israelites will not listen to me, so surely the king will not listen to me either. I am not a good speaker.”
6:13  But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them orders about the Israelites and the king of Egypt. He commanded them to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
6:14  These are the leaders of the families of Israel: Israel’s first son, Reuben, had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. These are the family groups of Reuben.
6:15  Simeon’s sons were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These are the family groups of Simeon.
6:16  Levi lived one hundred thirty-seven years. These are the names of his sons according to their family history: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
6:17  Gershon had two sons, Libni and Shimei, with their families.
6:18  Kohath lived one hundred thirty-three years. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
6:19  The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the family groups of Levi, according to their family history.
6:20  Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, who gave birth to Aaron and Moses. Amram lived one hundred thirty-seven years.
6:21  Izhar’s sons were Korah, Nepheg, and Zicri.
6:22  Uzziel’s sons were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
6:23  Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon. Elisheba gave birth to Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
6:24  The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the family groups of the Korahites.
6:25  Eleazar son of Aaron married a daughter of Putiel, and she gave birth to Phinehas. These are the leaders of the family groups of the Levites.
6:26  This was the Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “Lead the people of Israel out of Egypt by their divisions.”
6:27  Aaron and Moses are the ones who talked to the king of Egypt and told him to let the Israelites leave Egypt.
6:28  The Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt
6:29  and said, “I am the Lord. Tell the king of Egypt everything I tell you.”
6:30  But Moses answered, “I am not a good speaker. The king will not listen to me.”