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I will redeem you with an outstretched arm<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.6.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> and great acts of judgment. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.7" /> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>I will take you as my people,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.7.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> and I will be your God. You will know<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.7.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a> that I am the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God, who brought you out from the forced labor of the Egyptians. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.8" /> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I will bring you to the land that I swore<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Exodus.6.8.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">a</span></a> <a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.8.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession. I am the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>.” <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.9" /> <A name="10"></a><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<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.9.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> to him because of their broken spirit and hard labor.</p><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.10" /> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> spoke to Moses, <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.11" /> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go from his land.”</p><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.12" /> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But Moses said in the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>’s presence, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am such a poor speaker? ”<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Exodus.6.12.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">a</span></a> <a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.12.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.13" /> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Then the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them commands concerning both the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.</p><h3 class="head1">Genealogy of Moses and Aaron</h3><p class="noind"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.14" /> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>These are the heads of their fathers’ families:</p><ol class="csb"><li>The sons of Reuben,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.14.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> the firstborn of Israel:</li><li>Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.</li><li>These are the clans of Reuben.</li></ol><ol class="csb"><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.15" /> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The sons of Simeon:<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.15.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></li><li>Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin,</li><li>Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.</li><li>These are the clans of Simeon.</li></ol><ol class="csb"><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.16" /> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>These are the names of the sons of Levi</li><li>according to their family records;</li><li>Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.16.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></li><li>Levi lived 137 years.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.17" /> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The sons of Gershon:</li><li>Libni and Shimei, by their clans.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.18" /> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The sons of Kohath:</li><li>Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.</li><li>Kohath lived 133 years.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.19" /> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The sons of Merari:</li><li>Mahli and Mushi.</li><li>These are the clans of the Levites<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.19.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></li><li>according to their family records.</li></ol><ol class="csb"><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.20" /> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed,</li><li>and she bore him Aaron and Moses.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.20.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></li><li>Amram lived 137 years.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.21" /> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The sons of Izhar:<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.21.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></li><li>Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.22" /> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The sons of Uzziel:</li><li>Mishael, Elzaphan,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.22.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> and Sithri.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.23" /> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Aaron married Elisheba,</li><li>daughter of Amminadab<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.23.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> and sister of Nahshon.</li><li>She bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.23.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.24" /> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>The sons of Korah:<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.24.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></li><li>Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph.</li><li>These are the clans of the Korahites.</li><li><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.25" /> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Aaron’s son Eleazar married</li><li>one of the daughters of Putiel,</li><li>and she bore him Phinehas.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.25.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></li><li>These are the heads of the Levite families by their clans.</li></ol><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.26" /> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>It was this Aaron and Moses whom the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> told, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt according to their military divisions.”<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.26.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.27" /> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Moses and Aaron were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.</p><h3 class="head1">Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh</h3><p class="noind"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.28" /> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>On the day the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.29" /> <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>he said to him, “I am the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.29.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I am telling you.”</p><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Exodus.6.30" /> <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/6-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>But Moses replied in the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>’s presence, “Since I am such a poor speaker,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Exodus.6.30.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> how will Pharaoh listen to me? ”</p><br /><section id="footnotes-Exodus.6" class="fnSection"><aside id="fn.Exodus.6.3.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.3">6:3</a></span> <span class="italic">Lord</span> (in small capitals) stands for the personal name of God, which in Hb is <span class="italic">Yahweh</span>. There is a long tradition of substituting “Lord” for “Yahweh” out of reverence.</aside><aside id="fn.Exodus.6.8.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.8">6:8</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">raised my hand</span></aside><aside id="fn.Exodus.6.12.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.12">6:12</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">I have uncircumcised lips</span>, also in v. 30</aside><br /><section id="cross-references-Exodus.6" class="xrfSection"><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.1.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.1">6:1</a></span> Ex 3:19; 12:31,33,39</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.3.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.3">6:3</a></span> Gn 17:1; Ex 3:14; Ps 68:4; 83:18; Jn 8:58</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.4.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.4">6:4</a></span> Gn 15:18; 28:4</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.5.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.5">6:5</a></span> Gn 9:15; Ex 2:24; 1Ch 16:15; Ps 105:8; 106:45; 111:4</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.6.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.6">6:6</a></span> Ex 3:17; Dt 7:8; 26:8; 1Ch 17:21</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.7.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.7">6:7</a></span> Dt 4:20; 2Sm 7:24</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.7.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.7">6:7</a></span> Ex 16:12; 29:45; Is 41:20; Rv 21:7</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.8.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.8">6:8</a></span> Gn 14:22; 15:18; 26:3</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.9.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.9">6:9</a></span> Ex 5:21; Ac 7:25</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.12.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.12">6:12</a></span> Ex 4:10; 6:30; Jr 1:6</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.14.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.14">6:14</a></span> Gn 46:9; 1Ch 5:3</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.15.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.15">6:15</a></span> Gn 46:10; 1Ch 4:24</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.16.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.16">6:16</a></span> Gn 46:11; Nm 3:17</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.19.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.17">6:17-19</a></span> Nm 3:18–20; 1Ch 6:17–19; 23:21</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.20.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.20">6:20</a></span> Ex 2:1–2; Nm 26:59</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.21.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.21">6:21</a></span> Nm 16:1; 1Ch 6:37–38</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.22.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.22">6:22</a></span> Lv 10:4; Nm 3:30</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.23.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.23">6:23</a></span> Ru 4:19–20; 1Ch 2:10; Mt 1:4</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.23.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.23">6:23</a></span> Lv 10:1; Nm 3:2; 26:60</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.24.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.24">6:24</a></span> Nm 26:11; 1Ch 6:22–23,37</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.25.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.25">6:25</a></span> Nm 25:7,11; Jos 24:33; Ps 106:30</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.26.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.26">6:26</a></span> Ex 7:4; 12:17,51; Nm 33:1</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.29.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.29">6:29</a></span> Ex 6:11; 7:2</aside><aside id="xrf.Exodus.6.30.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Exodus.6.30">6:30</a></span> Ex 4:10; 6:12</aside><br /><section id="study-notes-Exodus.6" class="snSection"><br /></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Christian Standard Bible. 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