Exodus 6:1-30 GNT

[1] Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now you are going to see what I will do to the king. I will force him to let my people go. In fact, I will force him to drive them out of his land." [2] God spoke to Moses and said, "I am the LORD. [3] I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as Almighty God, but I did not make myself known to them by my holy name, the LORD. [4] I also made my covenant with them, promising to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they had lived as foreigners. [5] Now I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians have enslaved, and I have remembered my covenant. [6] So tell the Israelites that I say to them, 'I am the LORD; I will rescue you and set you free from your slavery to the Egyptians. I will raise my mighty arm to bring terrible punishment upon them, and I will save you. [7] I will make you my own people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am the LORD your God when I set you free from slavery in Egypt. [8] I will bring you to the land that I solemnly promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as your own possession. I am the LORD.'" [9] Moses told this to the Israelites, but they would not listen to him, because their spirit had been broken by their cruel slavery. [10] Then the LORD said to Moses, [11] "Go and tell the king of Egypt that he must let the Israelites leave his land." [12] But Moses replied, "Even the Israelites will not listen to me, so why should the king? I am such a poor speaker." [13] The LORD commanded Moses and Aaron: "Tell the Israelites and the king of Egypt that I have ordered you to lead the Israelites out of Egypt." [14] Reuben, Jacob's first-born, had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names. [15] Simeon had six sons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names. [16] Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names. Levi lived 137 years. [17] Gershon had two sons: Libni and Shimei, and they had many descendants. [18] Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years. [19] Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi with their descendants. [20] Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years. [21] Izhar had three sons: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. [22] Uzziel also had three sons: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. [23] Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon; she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. [24] Korah had three sons: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; they were the ancestors of the divisions of the clan of Korah. [25] Eleazar, Aaron's son, married one of Putiel's daughters, who bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the families and the clans of the tribe of Levi. [26] Aaron and Moses were the ones to whom the LORD said, "Lead the tribes of Israel out of Egypt." [27] They were the men who told the king of Egypt to free the Israelites. [28] When 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, "You know that I am such a poor speaker; why should the king listen to me?"