Exodus 6–7

¹And Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Now dost thou see that which I do to Pharaoh, for with a strong hand he doth send them away, yea, with a strong hand he doth cast them out of his land.’ ²And God speaketh unto Moses, and saith unto him, ‘I am Jehovah, ³and I appear unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty; as to My name Jehovah, I have not been known to them; ⁴and also I have established My covenant with them, to give to them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings, wherein they have sojourned; ⁵and also I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, whom the Egyptians are causing to serve, and I remember My covenant.

⁶‘Therefore say to the sons of Israel, I am Jehovah, and I have brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and have delivered you from their service, and have redeemed you by a stretched-out arm, and by great judgments, ⁷and have taken you to Me for a people, and I have been to you for God, and ye have known that I am Jehovah your God, who is bringing you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians; ⁸and I have brought you in unto the land which I have lifted up My hand to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and have given it to you—a possession; I am Jehovah.’ ⁹And Moses speaketh so unto the sons of Israel, and they hearkened not unto Moses, for anguish of spirit, and for harsh service.

¹⁰And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, ¹¹‘Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he doth send the sons of Israel out of his land; ¹²and Moses speaketh before Jehovah, saying, ‘Lo, the sons of Israel have not hearkened unto me, and how doth Pharaoh hear me, and I of uncircumcised lips?’ ¹³And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and chargeth them for the sons of Israel, and for Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt.

¹⁴These are heads of the house of their fathers: Sons of Reuben first-born of Israel are Hanoch, and Phallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these are families of Reuben. ¹⁵And sons of Simeon are Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul, son of the Canaanitess: these are families of Simeon. ¹⁶And these are the names of the sons of Levi, as to their births: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi are a hundred and thirty and seven years. ¹⁷The sons of Gershon are Libni, and Shimi, as to their families. ¹⁸And the sons of Kohath are Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath are a hundred and thirty and three years. ¹⁹And the sons of Merari are Mahli and Mushi: these are families of Levi, as to their births. ²⁰And Amram taketh Jochebed his aunt to himself for a wife, and she beareth to him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram are a hundred and thirty and seven years. ²¹And sons of Izhar are Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. ²²And sons of Uzziel are Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Sithri. ²³And Aaron taketh Elisheba daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to himself for a wife, and she beareth to him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ²⁴And sons of Korah are Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are families of the Korhite. ²⁵And Eleazar, Aaron’s son, hath taken to him one of the daughters of Putiel for a wife to himself, and she beareth to him Phinehas: these are heads of the fathers of the Levites, as to their families. ²⁶This is Aaron—and Moses—to whom Jehovah said, ‘Bring ye out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, by their hosts;’ ²⁷these are they who are speaking unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt, this is Moses—and Aaron. ²⁸And it cometh to pass in the day of Jehovah’s speaking unto Moses in the land of Egypt, ²⁹that Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, ‘I am Jehovah, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I am speaking unto thee.’ ³⁰And Moses saith before Jehovah, ‘Lo, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how doth Pharaoh hearken unto me?’

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¹And Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘See, I have given thee a god to Pharaoh, and Aaron thy brother is thy prophet; ²thou—thou dost speak all that I command thee, and Aaron thy brother doth speak unto Pharaoh, and he hath sent the sons of Israel out of his land.

³‘And I harden the heart of Pharaoh, and have multiplied My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt, ⁴and Pharaoh doth not hearken, and I have put My hand on Egypt, and have brought out My hosts, My people, the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt by great judgments; ⁵and the Egyptians have known that I am Jehovah, in My stretching out My hand against Egypt; and I have brought out the sons of Israel from their midst.’ ⁶And Moses doth—Aaron also—as Jehovah commanded them; so have they done; ⁷and Moses is a son of eighty years, and Aaron is a son of eighty and three years, in their speaking unto Pharaoh.

⁸And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, ⁹‘When Pharaoh speaketh unto you, saying, Give for yourselves a wonder; then thou hast said unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast before Pharaoh—it becometh a monster.’ ¹⁰And Moses goeth in—Aaron also—unto Pharaoh, and they do so as Jehovah hath commanded; and Aaron casteth his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it becometh a monster. ¹¹And Pharaoh also calleth for wise men, and for sorcerers; and the scribes of Egypt, they also, with their flashings, do so, ¹²and they cast down each his rod, and they become monsters, and the rod of Aaron swalloweth their rods; ¹³and the heart of Pharaoh is strong, and he hath not hearkened unto them, as Jehovah hath spoken.

¹⁴And Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘The heart of Pharaoh hath been hard, he hath refused to send the people away; ¹⁵go unto Pharaoh in the morning, lo, he is going out to the water, and thou hast stood to meet him by the edge of the River, and the rod which was turned to a serpent thou dost take in thy hand, ¹⁶and thou hast said unto him: Jehovah, God of the Hebrews, hath sent me unto thee, saying, Send My people away, and they serve Me in the wilderness; and lo, thou hast not hearkened hitherto.

¹⁷‘Thus said Jehovah: By this thou knowest that I am Jehovah; lo, I am smiting with the rod which is in my hand, on the waters which are in the River, and they have been turned to blood, ¹⁸and the fish that are in the River die, and the River hath stank, and the Egyptians have been wearied of drinking waters from the River.’ ¹⁹And Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thy hand against the waters of Egypt, against their streams, against their rivers, and against their ponds, and against all their collections of waters; and they are blood—and there hath been blood in all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in those of stone.’ ²⁰And Moses and Aaron do so, as Jehovah hath commanded, and he lifteth up his hand with the rod, and smiteth the waters which are in the River, before the eyes of Pharaoh, and before the eyes of his servants, and all the waters which are in the River are turned to blood, ²¹and the fish which is in the River hath died, and the River stinketh, and the Egyptians have not been able to drink water from the River; and the blood is in all the land of Egypt. ²²And the scribes of Egypt do so with their flashings, and the heart of Pharaoh is strong, and he hath not hearkened unto them, as Jehovah hath spoken, ²³and Pharaoh turneth and goeth in unto his house, and hath not set his heart even to this; ²⁴and all the Egyptians seek water round about the river to drink, for they have not been able to drink of the waters of the River. ²⁵And seven days are completed after Jehovah’s smiting the River,

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