Exodus 6 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

God Promises Action

6 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for [a](A)under compulsion he will let them go, and [b]under compulsion he will drive them out of his land.”

2 God spoke further to Moses and said to him, “I am (B)the Lord; 3 and I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as [c](C)God Almighty, but by (D)My name, [d]Lord, I did not make Myself known to them. 4 I also established (E)My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the [e]land in which they sojourned. 5 Furthermore I have (F)heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, because the Egyptians are holding them in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant. 6 Say, therefore, to the sons of Israel, ‘(G)I am the Lord, and (H)I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from their bondage. I will also (I)redeem you with (J)an outstretched arm and with great judgments. 7 Then I will take you [f](K)for My people, and (L)I will be [g]your God; and (M)you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 8 I will bring you to the land which (N)I [h]swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and (O)I will give it to you for a possession; (P)I am the Lord.’” 9 So Moses spoke thus to the sons of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses on (Q)account of their [i]despondency and cruel bondage.

10 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 11 “(R)Go, [j]tell Pharaoh king of Egypt [k]to let the sons of Israel go out of his land.” 12 But Moses spoke before the Lord, saying, “Behold, the sons of Israel have not listened to me; (S)how then will Pharaoh listen to me, for I am [l](T)unskilled in speech?” 13 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and gave them a charge to the sons of Israel and to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

The Heads of Israel

14 These are the heads of their fathers’ households. (U)The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben. 15 The (V)sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon. 16 These are the names of (W)the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari; and the [m]length of Levi’s life was one hundred and thirty-seven years. 17 (X)The sons of Gershon: [n]Libni and Shimei, according to their families. 18 (Y)The sons of Kohath: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel; and the [o]length of Kohath’s life was one hundred and thirty-three years. 19 (Z)The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations. 20 (AA)Amram [p]married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses; and the [q]length of Amram’s life was one hundred and thirty-seven years. 21 (AB)The sons of Izhar: Korah and Nepheg and Zichri. 22 (AC)The sons of Uzziel: Mishael and [r]Elzaphan and Sithri. 23 Aaron [s]married Elisheba, the daughter of (AD)Amminadab, the sister of (AE)Nahshon, and she bore him (AF)Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 24 The (AG)sons of Korah: Assir and Elkanah and [t]Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites. 25 Aaron’s son (AH)Eleazar [u]married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him (AI)Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites according to their families. 26 It was the same Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “(AJ)Bring out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their (AK)hosts.” 27 They were the ones (AL)who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt [v]about bringing out the sons of Israel from Egypt; it was the same Moses and Aaron.

28 Now it came about on the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 that the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “(AM)I am the Lord; (AN)speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak to you.” 30 But Moses said before the Lord, “Behold, I am [w](AO)unskilled in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me?”

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 6:1 Lit by a strong hand
  2. Exodus 6:1 Lit by a strong hand
  3. Exodus 6:3 Heb El Shaddai
  4. Exodus 6:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  5. Exodus 6:4 Lit land of their sojournings in which...
  6. Exodus 6:7 Lit to Me for a people
  7. Exodus 6:7 Lit to you for a God
  8. Exodus 6:8 Lit lifted up My hand
  9. Exodus 6:9 Lit shortness of spirit
  10. Exodus 6:11 Lit speak to
  11. Exodus 6:11 Lit that he let
  12. Exodus 6:12 Lit uncircumcised of lips
  13. Exodus 6:16 Lit years
  14. Exodus 6:17 In 1 Chr 23:7, Ladan
  15. Exodus 6:18 Lit years
  16. Exodus 6:20 Lit took to him to wife
  17. Exodus 6:20 Lit years
  18. Exodus 6:22 In Num 3:30, Elizaphan
  19. Exodus 6:23 Lit took to him to wife
  20. Exodus 6:24 In 1 Chr 6:23 and 9:19, Ebiasaph
  21. Exodus 6:25 Lit took to him to wife
  22. Exodus 6:27 Lit to bring out
  23. Exodus 6:30 Lit uncircumcised of lips

Cross references

  1. Exodus 6:1 : Ex 3:19, 20; 7:4, 5; 11:1; 12:31, 33, 39; 13:3
  2. Exodus 6:2 : Ex 3:14, 15
  3. Exodus 6:3 : Gen 17:1; 35:11; 48:3
  4. Exodus 6:3 : Ps 68:4; 83:18; Is 52:6; Jer 16:21; Ezek 37:6, 13
  5. Exodus 6:4 : Gen 12:7; 15:18; 17:4, 7; 26:3, 4; 28:4, 13
  6. Exodus 6:5 : Ex 2:24
  7. Exodus 6:6 : Ex 13:3, 14; 20:2; Deut 6:12
  8. Exodus 6:6 : Ex 3:17; 7:4; 12:51; 16:6; 18:1; Deut 26:8; Ps 136:11
  9. Exodus 6:6 : Ex 15:13; Deut 7:8; 1 Chr 17:21; Neh 1:10
  10. Exodus 6:6 : Deut 4:34; 5:15; 26:8; Ps 136:11f
  11. Exodus 6:7 : Ex 19:5; Deut 4:20; 7:6; 2 Sam 7:24
  12. Exodus 6:7 : Gen 17:7f; Ex 29:45f; Lev 11:45; 26:12, 13, 45; Deut 29:13
  13. Exodus 6:7 : Ex 16:12; Is 41:20; 49:23, 26; 60:16
  14. Exodus 6:8 : Gen 15:18; 26:3; Num 14:30; Neh 9:15; Ezek 20:5, 6
  15. Exodus 6:8 : Josh 24:13; Ps 136:21, 22
  16. Exodus 6:8 : Ex 6:6
  17. Exodus 6:9 : Ex 2:23
  18. Exodus 6:11 : Ex 4:22, 23
  19. Exodus 6:12 : Ex 4:1, 10; 6:30
  20. Exodus 6:12 : Jer 1:6
  21. Exodus 6:14 : Gen 46:9; Num 26:5-11; 1 Chr 5:3
  22. Exodus 6:15 : Gen 46:10; 1 Chr 4:24
  23. Exodus 6:16 : Gen 46:11; Num 3:17; 26:57f; 1 Chr 6:1, 16-19
  24. Exodus 6:17 : Num 3:18-20; 1 Chr 6:17-19
  25. Exodus 6:18 : Num 3:19; 1 Chr 6:2, 18
  26. Exodus 6:19 : Num 3:20; 1 Chr 6:19; 23:21
  27. Exodus 6:20 : Ex 2:1, 2; Num 26:59
  28. Exodus 6:21 : Num 16:1; 1 Chr 6:37, 38
  29. Exodus 6:22 : Lev 10:4; Num 3:30
  30. Exodus 6:23 : Ruth 4:19, 20; 1 Chr 2:10
  31. Exodus 6:23 : Num 1:7; 2:3
  32. Exodus 6:23 : Lev 10:1; Num 3:2; 26:60; 1 Chr 6:3; 24:1
  33. Exodus 6:24 : Num 26:11; 1 Chr 6:22, 23, 37
  34. Exodus 6:25 : Josh 24:33
  35. Exodus 6:25 : Num 25:7-13; Josh 24:33; Ps 106:30
  36. Exodus 6:26 : Ex 3:10; 6:13
  37. Exodus 6:26 : Ex 7:4; 12:17, 51
  38. Exodus 6:27 : Ex 5:1
  39. Exodus 6:29 : Ex 6:2, 6, 8
  40. Exodus 6:29 : Ex 6:11; 7:2
  41. Exodus 6:30 : Ex 4:10; 6:12; Jer 1:6

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