Exodus 6–7

Then the Lord said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for ^awith a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand ^bshall he drive them out of his land. ²And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord: ³and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of ^cGod Almighty, but by my name ^dJEHOVAH was I not known to them. ^4eAnd I have also established my covenant with them, ^fto give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers. ⁵And ^gI have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant. ⁶Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, ^hI am the Lord, and ⁱI will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will ^kredeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: ⁷and I will ^ltake you to me for a people, and ^mI will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out ⁿfrom under the burdens of the Egyptians. ⁸And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did ^oswear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the Lord. ⁹And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: ^pbut they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

¹⁰And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, ¹¹Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. ¹²And Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have ^qnot hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, ^rwho am of uncircumcised lips? ¹³And 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.

¹⁴These be the heads of their fathers’ houses: ^sThe sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben. ^15tAnd 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. ¹⁶And these are the names of ^uthe sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were ^xan hundred thirty and seven years. ^17yThe sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families. ¹⁸And ^zthe 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. ¹⁹And ^athe sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations. ²⁰And ^bAmram 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. ²¹And ^cthe sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. ²²And ^dthe sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri. ²³And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of ^eAmminadab, sister of ^fNaashon, to wife; and she bare him ^gNadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ²⁴And the sons of Korah; ^hAssir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites. ²⁵And Eleazar Aaron’s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and ⁱshe bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families. ²⁶These are that Aaron and Moses, ^kto whom the Lord said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their ^larmies. ²⁷These are they which ^mspake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.

²⁸And it came to pass on the day when the Lord spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt, ²⁹that the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, ⁿI am the Lord: ^ospeak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee. ³⁰And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, ^pI am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

VII.And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee ^aa god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be ^bthy prophet. ²Thou ^cshalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land. ³And ^dI will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and ^emultiply ^fmy signs and ^emy wonders in the land of Egypt. ⁴But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, ^gthat I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt ^gby great judgments. ⁵And the Egyptians ^hshall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them. ⁶And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they. ⁷And Moses was ⁱfourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

⁸And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, ⁹When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, ^kShew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a ^lserpent. ¹⁰And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. ¹¹Then Pharaoh also called ^mthe wise men and ⁿthe sorcerers: now ^mthe magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. ¹²For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods. ¹³And ^ohe hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.

¹⁴And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go. ¹⁵Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he come; and ^pthe rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. ¹⁶And thou shalt say unto him, ^qThe Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, ^rthat they may serve me in the wilderness: and behold, ^shitherto thou wouldest not hear. ¹⁷Thus saith the Lord, In this ^sthou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned ^tto blood. ¹⁸And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall ^ulothe to drink of the water of the river. ¹⁹And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and ^xstretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. ²⁰And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded; and he ^ylift up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the ^zwaters that were in the river were turned to blood. ²¹And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stunk, and the Egyptians ^acould not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. ^22bAnd the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and ^cPharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; ^das the Lord had said. ²³And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. ²⁴And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. ²⁵And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river.

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