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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Exodus 6 Amplified Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/exodus/6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/exodus/6-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">AMP</a> > Exodus 6</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../exodus/5.htm" title="Exodus 5">◄</a> Exodus 6 <a href="../exodus/7.htm" title="Exodus 7">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Amplified Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nas/esv/exodus/6.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">God Promises Action</p><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Then the LORD said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>under compulsion he will [not only] let them go, but under compulsion he will drive them out of his land.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Then God spoke further to Moses and said to him, “I am the LORD. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob (Israel) as God Almighty [El Shaddai], but by My <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>name, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>LORD, I did not make Myself known to them [in acts and great miracles]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as strangers (temporary residents, foreigners). <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And I have also heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, whom the Egyptians have enslaved, and I have [faithfully] remembered My covenant [with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Therefore, say to the children of Israel, ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will free you from their bondage. I will redeem <i>and</i> rescue you with an outstretched (vigorous, powerful) arm and with great acts of judgment [against Egypt]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Then I will take you for My people, and I will be your God; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who redeemed you <i>and</i> brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I will bring you to the land which I <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel); and I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD [you have the promise of My changeless omnipotence and faithfulness].’” <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>impatience <i>and</i> despondency, and because of their forced labor. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the children of Israel go out of his land.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But Moses said to the LORD, “Look, [my own people] the Israelites have not listened to me; so how then will Pharaoh listen to me, for I am <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>unskilled <i>and</i> inept in speech?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>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. <p class="hdg">The Heads of Israel</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their families. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The sons of Kohath: Amram (Moses’ father), Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; and Kohath lived a hundred and thirty-three years. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she gave birth to Aaron and Moses; and Amram lived a hundred and thirty-seven years. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon, and she gave birth to Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the [extended] families of the Korahites. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>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 <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>armies.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>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. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Now it happened on the day when the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>that He said, “I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything that I say to you.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>But Moses said before the LORD, “Look, I am <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>unskilled <i>and</i> inept in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me <i>and</i> pay attention to what I say?”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>with a strong hand</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> See note 3:15.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Heb <i>YHWH (Yahweh),</i> usually rendered LORD, i.e. the One who would redeem Israel.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>lifted up My hand</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>shortness of spirit</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>uncircumcised of lips</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">26</span> Or <i>hosts</i>. The Israelites left Egypt arranged by tribes as a quasi-army prepared to defend themselves, if necessary.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">30</span> Lit <i>uncircumcised of lips</i>.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../exodus/5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Exodus 5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Exodus 5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../exodus/7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Exodus 7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Exodus 7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>