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Exodus 6

The Lord said to Moses, 'Now you'll see what I'm going to do to Pharaoh. With a strong hand he'll let them go; with a strong hand he'll drive them out of his land.' God spoke to Moses and said, 'I am the Lord.' 'I appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH I was not known to them.' I also esta

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I'll take you to be my people

The Lord said to Moses, 'Now you'll see what I'm going to do to Pharaoh. With a strong hand he'll let them go; with a strong hand he'll drive them out of his land.' God spoke to Moses and said, 'I am the Lord.' 'I appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH I was not known to them.' I also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as strangers. 'I have also heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians keep enslaved, and I have remembered my covenant.' 'So tell the Israelites: I am the Lord. I will bring you out from under the burdens of Egypt, rescue you from their slavery, and redeem you with an outstretched arm and mighty judgments.' 'I will take you as my people, and I will be your God. Then you'll know that I am the Lord your God, who brings you out from under Egypt's burdens.' 'I will bring you into the land I swore to give Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I will give it to you as an inheritance. I am the Lord.' Moses told this to the Israelites, but they wouldn't listen. Their spirit was crushed by anguish and cruel slavery. The Lord spoke to Moses: 'Go in and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land.' Moses answered the Lord, 'The Israelites haven't listened to me. Why would Pharaoh listen? I'm a man of uncircumcised lips.' The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge about the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.

Then the Lord said to Moses: Now you'll see what I'll do to Pharaoh. Because with a strong hand he'll let them go, and with a strong hand he'll drive them out of his land. And God spoke to Moses and said to him: I'm the Lord. And I showed myself to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty. But by my name the Lord I wasn't known to them. And I've set up my covenant with them too, to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they stayed as strangers. And I've heard the groaning of the people of Israel too, that the Egyptians keep in slavery. And I've remembered my covenant. So say to the people of Israel: I'm the Lord, and I'll bring you out from under the loads of the Egyptians. And I'll rescue you from their slavery, and I'll buy you back with a stretched out arm and with great judgments. And I'll take you to be my people, and I'll be your God. And you'll know I'm the Lord your God, who brings you out from under the loads of the Egyptians. And I'll bring you into the land I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. And I'll give it to you to own. I'm the Lord. And Moses spoke like that to the people of Israel. But they wouldn't listen to Moses because of their broken spirit and the hard slavery. And the Lord spoke to Moses: Go in and speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, so he lets the people of Israel go out of his land. And Moses spoke in front of the Lord: Look — the people of Israel haven't listened to me. So how will Pharaoh listen to me, seeing I'm a man of uncircumcised lips? And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron and gave them orders for the people of Israel and for Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land. And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD: And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers. And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant. Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD. And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips? And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

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The Lord said to Moses, 'Now you'll see what I'm going to do to Pharaoh. With a strong hand he'll let them go; with a strong hand he'll drive them out of his land.'

Plain English

Then the Lord said to Moses: Now you'll see what I'll do to Pharaoh. Because with a strong hand he'll let them go, and with a strong hand he'll drive them out of his land.

King James Version, 1611

Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.

2

God spoke to Moses and said, 'I am the Lord.'

Plain English

And God spoke to Moses and said to him: I'm the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:

3

'I appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH I was not known to them.'

Plain English

And I showed myself to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty. But by my name the Lord I wasn't known to them.

King James Version, 1611

And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.

4

I also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as strangers.

Plain English

And I've set up my covenant with them too, to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they stayed as strangers.

King James Version, 1611

And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.

5

'I have also heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians keep enslaved, and I have remembered my covenant.'

Plain English

And I've heard the groaning of the people of Israel too, that the Egyptians keep in slavery. And I've remembered my covenant.

King James Version, 1611

And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.

6

'So tell the Israelites: I am the Lord. I will bring you out from under the burdens of Egypt, rescue you from their slavery, and redeem you with an outstretched arm and mighty judgments.'

Plain English

So say to the people of Israel: I'm the Lord, and I'll bring you out from under the loads of the Egyptians. And I'll rescue you from their slavery, and I'll buy you back with a stretched out arm and with great judgments.

King James Version, 1611

Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

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'I will take you as my people, and I will be your God. Then you'll know that I am the Lord your God, who brings you out from under Egypt's burdens.'

Plain English

And I'll take you to be my people, and I'll be your God. And you'll know I'm the Lord your God, who brings you out from under the loads of the Egyptians.

King James Version, 1611

And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

8

'I will bring you into the land I swore to give Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I will give it to you as an inheritance. I am the Lord.'

Plain English

And I'll bring you into the land I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. And I'll give it to you to own. I'm the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD.

9

Moses told this to the Israelites, but they wouldn't listen. Their spirit was crushed by anguish and cruel slavery.

Plain English

And Moses spoke like that to the people of Israel. But they wouldn't listen to Moses because of their broken spirit and the hard slavery.

King James Version, 1611

And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

10

The Lord spoke to Moses:

Plain English

And the Lord spoke to Moses:

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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'Go in and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land.'

Plain English

Go in and speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, so he lets the people of Israel go out of his land.

King James Version, 1611

Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

12

Moses answered the Lord, 'The Israelites haven't listened to me. Why would Pharaoh listen? I'm a man of uncircumcised lips.'

Plain English

And Moses spoke in front of the Lord: Look — the people of Israel haven't listened to me. So how will Pharaoh listen to me, seeing I'm a man of uncircumcised lips?

King James Version, 1611

And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

13

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge about the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.

Plain English

And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron and gave them orders for the people of Israel and for Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

The family lines

These are the heads of their fathers' houses. The sons of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These are the families of Reuben. The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. These are the families of Simeon. And these are the names of the sons of Levi by their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari. And the years of Levi's life were a hundred and thirty-seven years. The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimi, according to their families. The sons of Kohath: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel. And the years of Kohath's life were a hundred and thirty-three years. The sons of Merari were Mahali and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations. And Amram took Jochebed his father's sister as his wife, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived a hundred and thirty-seven years. The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg and Zichri. The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan and Zithri. Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Naashon. She bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These are the families of the Korhites. And Eleazar son of Aaron took one of Putiel's daughters as his wife, and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers of the Levites by their families. These are the Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, 'Bring the Israelites out of Egypt according to their armies.' These are the men who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring the Israelites out of Egypt — Moses and Aaron. On the day the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, The Lord told Moses, 'I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I say to you.' Moses said before the Lord, 'I am of uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me?'

These are the heads of their fathers' houses. The sons of Reuben, Israel's oldest: Hanok and Pallu, Hezron and Karmi. These are the families of Reuben. And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jakin and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These are the families of Simeon. And these are the names of the sons of Levi by their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari. And the years of Levi's life were a hundred and thirty-seven years. The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their families. And the sons of Kohath: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel. And the years of Kohath's life were a hundred and thirty-three years. And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi by their generations. And Amram took Jochebed his father's sister as his wife, and she had him Aaron and Moses. And the years of Amram's life were a hundred and thirty-seven years. And the sons of Izhar: Korah and Nepheg and Zikri. And the sons of Uzziel: Mishael and Elzaphan and Sithri. And Aaron took Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, as his wife. And she had him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. And the sons of Korah: Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph. These are the families of the Korahites. And Eleazar son of Aaron took one of the daughters of Putiel as his wife, and she had him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers of the Levites by their families. These are that Aaron and Moses that the Lord said to: Bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their divisions. These are the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the people of Israel out of Egypt — these Moses and Aaron. And on the day the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, the Lord spoke to Moses: I'm the Lord. Speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I say to you. And Moses said in front of the Lord: Look — I'm of uncircumcised lips. So how will Pharaoh listen to me?

These be the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben. And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon. And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years. The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families. And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years. And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations. And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri. And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites. And Eleazar Aaron’s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families. These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies. These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron. And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt, That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee. And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

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These are the heads of their fathers' houses. The sons of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These are the families of Reuben.

Plain English

These are the heads of their fathers' houses. The sons of Reuben, Israel's oldest: Hanok and Pallu, Hezron and Karmi. These are the families of Reuben.

King James Version, 1611

These be the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.

15

The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. These are the families of Simeon.

Plain English

And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jakin and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These are the families of Simeon.

King James Version, 1611

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

16

And these are the names of the sons of Levi by their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari. And the years of Levi's life were a hundred and thirty-seven years.

King James Version, 1611

And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.

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The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimi, according to their families.

Plain English

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

King James Version, 1611

The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.

18

The sons of Kohath: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel. And the years of Kohath's life were a hundred and thirty-three years.

Plain English

And the sons of Kohath: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel. And the years of Kohath's life were a hundred and thirty-three years.

King James Version, 1611

And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.

19

The sons of Merari were Mahali and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.

Plain English

And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi by their generations.

King James Version, 1611

And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.

20

And Amram took Jochebed his father's sister as his wife, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived a hundred and thirty-seven years.

Plain English

And Amram took Jochebed his father's sister as his wife, and she had him Aaron and Moses. And the years of Amram's life were a hundred and thirty-seven years.

King James Version, 1611

And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.

21

The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg and Zichri.

Plain English

And the sons of Izhar: Korah and Nepheg and Zikri.

King James Version, 1611

And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

22

The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan and Zithri.

Plain English

And the sons of Uzziel: Mishael and Elzaphan and Sithri.

King James Version, 1611

And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.

23

Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Naashon. She bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Plain English

And Aaron took Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, as his wife. And she had him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

King James Version, 1611

And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These are the families of the Korhites.

Plain English

And the sons of Korah: Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph. These are the families of the Korahites.

King James Version, 1611

And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.

25

And Eleazar son of Aaron took one of Putiel's daughters as his wife, and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers of the Levites by their families.

Plain English

And Eleazar son of Aaron took one of the daughters of Putiel as his wife, and she had him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers of the Levites by their families.

King James Version, 1611

And Eleazar Aaron’s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.

26

These are the Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, 'Bring the Israelites out of Egypt according to their armies.'

Plain English

These are that Aaron and Moses that the Lord said to: Bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.

King James Version, 1611

These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.

27

These are the men who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring the Israelites out of Egypt — Moses and Aaron.

Plain English

These are the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the people of Israel out of Egypt — these Moses and Aaron.

King James Version, 1611

These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.

28

On the day the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,

Plain English

And on the day the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,

King James Version, 1611

And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,

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The Lord told Moses, 'I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I say to you.'

Plain English

the Lord spoke to Moses: I'm the Lord. Speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I say to you.

King James Version, 1611

That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.

30

Moses said before the Lord, 'I am of uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me?'

Plain English

And Moses said in front of the Lord: Look — I'm of uncircumcised lips. So how will Pharaoh listen to me?

King James Version, 1611

And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?