Exodus

Describes how Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt and slavery, and how they receive laws from God.

Chapter 6

1 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.

*Then God told Moses, "Now you will see what I am going to do to the king of Egypt. He will forcefully free the people and also push them out of his country using great power."

2 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:

*And God spoke to Moses, saying, "I am the Lord."

3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.

*I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as the powerful God, but they didn't know me as Jehovah.

4 And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.

*I made a promise to give them the land of Canaan, where they used to wander as strangers.

5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.

*I heard the crying of Israel's kids, held as slaves by Egyptians. I remember my promise.

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 rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

*So tell the Israelites, "I am the LORD, and I will free you from the heavy work the Egyptians make you do. I will save you from their control, using my powerful arm and big actions."

7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

*I will gather you as my people and be your God. You will realize I am the LORD, freeing you from the heavy tasks of the Egyptians.

8 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD.

*I will guide you to a land I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It will be yours as an inheritance, for I am the Lord.

9 And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

*Moses spoke to the Israelites, but they did not listen because they were very sad and heavily oppressed.

10 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

*And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

11 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

*Enter, tell Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, to allow the Israelites to leave his country.

12 And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

*Moses told God, "The Israelite people haven't listened to me. So, how can Pharaoh listen to me when I have uncut lips?"

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.

*And God spoke to Moses and Aaron, giving them instructions for the Israelites and Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to free the Israelites from Egypt's land.

14 These be the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.

*These are the leaders of each family group: Sons of Reuben, who was the oldest child of Israel. They are Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. These are the groups that make up the family of Reuben.

15 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.

*The children of Simeon are Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, who is from a Canaanite mother. These are the groups (families) of Simeon.

16 And these 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 an hundred thirty and seven years.

*This is a list of Levi's children and how long he lived: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived for 137 years.

17 The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.

*The children of Gershon: Libni and Shimi, based on their family groups.

18 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.

*And Kohath's children were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived for 133 years.

19 And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.

*And the children of Merari are Mahali and Mushi. These are the groups of Levi based on their family lines.

20 And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.

*Amram married his sister Jochebed, and they had two sons, Aaron and Moses. Amram lived for 137 years.

21 And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

*And the children of Izhar are Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.

22 And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.

*And Uzziel's children were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Zithri.

23 And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

*Aaron married Elisheba, who was the sister of Nahshon and the daughter of Amminadab. They had four sons named Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

24 And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.

*And the children of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph - these are the groups of Korah's descendants.

25 And Eleazar Aaron’s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.

*Eleazar, Aaron's son, married Putiel's daughter, and she gave birth to Phinehas. These people were leaders of the Levite families.

26 These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.

*Aaron and Moses were told by God to lead the Israeli people out of Egypt, grouped by their armies.

27 These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.

*These people talked to the Egyptian king to free the Israelites: they were Moses and Aaron.

28 And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,

*On the day the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt,

29 That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.

*The Lord told Moses, "I am the Lord; tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, everything I tell you."

30 And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

*Moses told God, "I can't speak well, and how will Pharaoh listen to me?"

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