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Exodus 6

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¹ Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, and gave them a command concerning the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.

² These are the heads of their fathers' households. The sons of Reuben, Israel's (Jacob's) firstborn: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.

³ The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon.

⁴ These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their births: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and Levi lived a hundred and thirty-seven years.

⁵ The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their families.

⁶ The sons of Kohath: Amram (Moses' father), Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; and Kohath lived a hundred and thirty-three years.

⁷ The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.

⁸ Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, and she gave birth to Aaron and Moses; and Amram lived a hundred and thirty-seven years.

⁹ The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.

¹⁰ The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.

¹¹ Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon, and she gave birth to Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

¹² The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the [extended] families of the Korahites.

¹³ Eleazar, Aaron's son, married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she gave birth to Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers' households of the Levites by their families.

¹⁴ These are [the same] Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, "Bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their[7] armies."

¹⁵ They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt; these are [the same] Moses and Aaron.

¹⁶ Now it happened on the day when the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,

¹⁷ that He said, "I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything that I say to you."

¹⁸ But Moses said before the LORD, "Look, I am[8] unskilled and inept in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me and pay attention to what I say?"

¹⁹ Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now hear this: I make you as God to Pharaoh [to declare My will and purpose to him]; and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet.

²⁰ You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go out of his land.

²¹ And I will make Pharaoh's heart hard, and multiply My signs and My wonders (miracles) in the land of Egypt.

²² But Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I shall lay My hand on Egypt and bring out My hosts [like a defensive army, tribe by tribe], My people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment (the plagues).

²³ The Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them."

²⁴ And Moses and Aaron did so; just as the LORD commanded them, so they did.

²⁵ Now Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.

²⁶ Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

²⁷ When Pharaoh says to you, 'Work a miracle [to prove your authority],' then you say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, so that it may become a serpent.'

²⁸ So Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and did just as the LORD had commanded; Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent.

²⁹ Then Pharaoh called for the wise men [skilled in magic and omens] and the sorcerers [skilled in witchcraft], and they also, these magicians (soothsayer-priests) of Egypt, did the same with their secret arts and enchantments.

³⁰ For every[1] man threw down his staff and they turned into serpents; but Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.

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1	Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, and gave them a command concerning the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
2	These are the heads of their fathers' households. The sons of Reuben, Israel's (Jacob's) firstborn: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.
3	The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon.
4	These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their births: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and Levi lived a hundred and thirty-seven years.
5	The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their families.
6	The sons of Kohath: Amram (Moses' father), Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; and Kohath lived a hundred and thirty-three years.
7	The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.
8	Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, and she gave birth to Aaron and Moses; and Amram lived a hundred and thirty-seven years.
9	The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
10	The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
11	Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon, and she gave birth to Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
12	The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the [extended] families of the Korahites.
13	Eleazar, Aaron's son, married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she gave birth to Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers' households of the Levites by their families.
14	These are [the same] Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, "Bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their[7] armies."
15	They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt; these are [the same] Moses and Aaron.
16	Now it happened on the day when the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,
17	that He said, "I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything that I say to you."
18	But Moses said before the LORD, "Look, I am[8] unskilled and inept in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me and pay attention to what I say?"
19	Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now hear this: I make you as God to Pharaoh [to declare My will and purpose to him]; and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet.
20	You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go out of his land.
21	And I will make Pharaoh's heart hard, and multiply My signs and My wonders (miracles) in the land of Egypt.
22	But Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I shall lay My hand on Egypt and bring out My hosts [like a defensive army, tribe by tribe], My people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment (the plagues).
23	The Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them."
24	And Moses and Aaron did so; just as the LORD commanded them, so they did.
25	Now Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.
26	Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
27	When Pharaoh says to you, 'Work a miracle [to prove your authority],' then you say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, so that it may become a serpent.'
28	So Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and did just as the LORD had commanded; Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent.
29	Then Pharaoh called for the wise men [skilled in magic and omens] and the sorcerers [skilled in witchcraft], and they also, these magicians (soothsayer-priests) of Egypt, did the same with their secret arts and enchantments.
30	For every[1] man threw down his staff and they turned into serpents; but Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.

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