1 T hen the Lord said to Moses, Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for by a strong hand he will let them go, but he will drive them out of his land with a strong hand.

2 A nd God said to Moses, I am the Lord.

3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the Lord I did not make Myself known to them.

4 I have also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their temporary residence in which they were strangers.

5 I have also heard the groaning of the Israelites whom the Egyptians have enslaved; and I have remembered My covenant.

6 A ccordingly, say to the Israelites, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will free you from their bondage, and I will rescue you with an outstretched arm and by mighty acts of judgment.

7 A nd I will take you to Me for a people, and I will be to you a God; and you shall know that it is I, the Lord your God, Who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

8 A nd I will bring you into the land concerning which I lifted up My hand and swore that I would give it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage. I am the Lord.

9 M oses told this to the Israelites, but they refused to listen to Moses because of their impatience and anguish of spirit and because of their cruel bondage.

10 T he Lord said to Moses,

11 G o in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land.

12 B ut Moses said to the Lord, Behold, the Israelites have not listened to me; how then shall Pharaoh give heed to me, who am of deficient and impeded speech?

13 B ut the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, and gave them a command for the Israelites and for Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.

14 T hese are the heads of their clans. The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.

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

16 T hese are the names of the sons of Levi according to their births: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and Levi lived 137 years.

17 T he sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimi, by their families.

18 T he sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; and Kohath lived 133 years.

19 T he sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.

20 A mram took Jochebed his father’s sister as wife, and she bore him Aaron and Moses; and Amram lived 137 years.

21 T he sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.

22 T he sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.

23 A aron took Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, as wife; she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

24 T he sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the families of the Korahites.

25 E leazar, Aaron’s son, took one of the daughters of Putiel as wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites by their families.

26 T hese are the Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, Bring out the Israelites from the land of Egypt by their hosts,

27 A nd who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt; these are that Moses and Aaron.

28 O n the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt,

29 T he Lord said to Moses, I am the Lord; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.

30 B ut Moses said to the Lord, Behold, I am of deficient and impeded speech; how then shall Pharaoh listen to me?