Capítulo 6

1 - Then the Lord said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country."

2 - God also said to Moses, "I am the Lord.

3 - I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, Hebrew [El-Shaddai] but by my name the Lord I did not make myself fully known to them.

4 - I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners.

5 - Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.

6 - "Therefore, say to the Israelites: 'I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.

7 - I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.

8 - And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.'"

9 - Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor.

10 - Then the Lord said to Moses,

11 - "Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his country."

12 - But Moses said to the Lord, "If the Israelites will not listen to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips Hebrew [I am uncircumcised of lips]; also in verse 30?"

13 - Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he commanded them to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.

14 - These were the heads of their families The Hebrew for [families] here and in verse 25 refers to units larger than clans.: The sons of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel were Hanok and Pallu, Hezron and Karmi. These were the clans of Reuben.

15 - The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.

16 - These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.

17 - The sons of Gershon, by clans, were Libni and Shimei.

18 - The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.

19 - The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi according to their records.

20 - Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.

21 - The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg and Zikri.

22 - The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.

23 - Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

24 - The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans.

25 - Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families, clan by clan.

26 - It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, "Bring the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions."

27 - They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt - this same Moses and Aaron.

28 - Now when the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt,

29 - he said to him, "I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you."

30 - But Moses said to the Lord, "Since I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?"