Exodus 6

¹And the Lord said to Moses: “Now you will see what I shall do to Pharaoh. For through a strong hand he will release them, and by a mighty hand he will cast them from his land.

²And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “I am the Lord

³who appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as Almighty God. And I did not reveal to them my name: ADONAI

⁴And I formed a covenant with them, in order to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojourning, in which they were newcomers

⁵I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, with which the Egyptians have oppressed them. And I have remembered my covenant

⁶For this reason, say to the sons of Israel: I am the Lord who will lead you away from the work house of the Egyptians, and rescue you from servitude, and also redeem you with an exalted arm and great judgments

⁷And I will take you to myself as my people, and I will be your God. And you will know that I am the Lord your God, who led you away from the work house of the Egyptians

⁸and who brought you into the land, over which I lifted up my hand in order to grant it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And I will grant it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.

⁹And so, Moses explained all these things to the sons of Israel, who did not agree with him, because of their anguish of spirit and very difficult work

¹⁰And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying

¹¹“Enter and speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, so that he may release the sons of Israel from his land.

¹²Moses responded in the sight the Lord: “Behold, the sons of Israel do not listen to me. And how will Pharaoh listen to me, especially since I am of uncircumcised lips?

¹³And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, and he gave them a commandment for the sons of Israel, and for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, that they should lead the sons of Israel away from the land of Egypt

¹⁴These are the leaders of the houses by their families. The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi

¹⁵These are the kindred of Reuben. The sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite women. These are the progeny of Simeon

¹⁶And these are the names of the sons of Levi by their kindred: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. Now the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty-seven

¹⁷The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their kindred

¹⁸The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron and Uzziel. Likewise, the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred and thirty-three

¹⁹The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the kindred of Levi by their families

²⁰Now Amram took as a wife Jochebed, his paternal aunt, who bore for him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were one hundred and thirty-seven

²¹Likewise, the sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri

²²Likewise, the sons of Uzziel: Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Sithri

²³Now Aaron took as a wife Elizabeth, the daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, who bore for him Nadab, and Abihu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar

²⁴Likewise, the sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the kindred of the Korahites

²⁵And truly Eleazar, the son of Aaron, took a wife from the daughters of Putiel. And she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the Levitical families by their kindred

²⁶These are Aaron and Moses, whom the Lord instructed to lead the sons of Israel away from the land of Egypt by their companies

²⁷These are those who speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, in order to lead the sons of Israel out of Egypt. These are Moses and Aaron

²⁸in the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt

²⁹And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “I am the Lord. Speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, all that I speak to you.

³⁰And Moses said in the sight of the Lord: “Lo, I am of uncircumcised lips, how will Pharaoh listen to me?