Exodus 6:1-30 ICB

[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." [2] Then God said to Moses, "I am the Lord. [3] I appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob by the name, God All-Powerful. But they did not know me by my name, the Lord. [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 land. [5] Now I have heard the cries of the Israelites. The Egyptians are treating them as slaves. And I remember my agreement. [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. You will not be slaves to the Egyptians. I will free you by my great power. And I will punish the Egyptians terribly. [7] I will make you my own people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am the Lord your God. I am the One who saves you from the hard work the Egyptians force you to do. [8] I will lead you to the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I will give you that land to own. I am the Lord.'" [9] So Moses told this to the people of Israel. But they would not listen to him. They were discouraged, and their slavery was hard. [10] Then the Lord said to Moses, [11] "Go tell the king of Egypt that he must let the Israelites leave his land." [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." [13] But the Lord told Moses and Aaron to talk to the king. He commanded them to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. [14] These are the leaders of the families of Israel: Israel's first son, Reuben, had four sons. They were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These are the family groups of Reuben. [15] Simeon's sons were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul. Shaul was the son of a Canaanite woman. These are the family groups of Simeon. [16] Levi lived 137 years. These are the names of his sons according to their family history: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. [17] Gershon had two sons, Libni and Shimei, with their families. [18] Kohath lived 133 years. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. [19] The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the family groups of Levi, according to their family history. [20] Amram married his father's sister Jochebed. Jochebed gave birth to Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years. [21] Izhar's sons were Korah, Nepheg and Zicri. [22] Uzziel's sons were Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri. [23] Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon. Elisheba gave birth to Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. [24] The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These are the family groups of the Korahites. [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. [26] This was the Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord spoke. He said, "Lead my people out of Israel in their divisions." [27] Aaron and Moses are the ones who talked to the king of Egypt. They told him to let the people of Israel leave Egypt. [28] The Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt. [29] He said, "I am the Lord. Tell the king of Egypt everything I tell you." [30] But Moses answered, "I am not a good speaker. The king will not listen to me."