1 But the Lord told Moses, “Now you'll see what I'm going to do to Pharaoh. Using my great strength I will force him to let them go; because of my power he will send them out from his country.” 2 God spoke to Moses and told him, “I am Yahweh! 3 I revealed myself as God Almighty to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, but they didn't know my name, ‘Yahweh.’ 4 I also confirmed my solemn agreement with them to give them the land of Canaan, the country where they were living as foreigners. 5 In addition I've heard the groans of the Israelites that the Egyptians are treating as slaves, and I haven't forgotten the agreement I promised them. 6 So tell the Israelites, ‘I am the Lord and I will save you from the forced labor the Egyptians are making you do; I will set you free from being their slaves. I will rescue you using my power and imposing heavy punishments. 7 I will make you my own people. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from slavery in Egypt. 8 I will take you to the land that I solemnly promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you to own. I am the Lord!’” 9 Moses explained this to the Israelites but they did not listen to him, because they were so discouraged and because of the hard labor they were forced to do. 10 Then the Lord said to Moses, 11 “Go and speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Tell him to let the Israelites leave his country.” 12 But Moses replied, “Even my own people don't listen to me. Why would Pharaoh listen to me, especially since I'm such a poor speaker?” 13 But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, and told them what to do regarding the people of Israel and Pharaoh, king of Egypt, in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt. 14 These were the Israelite family heads. The sons of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel, were Hanok and Pallu, Hezron and Karmi. These were the families of Reuben. 15 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul (the son of a Canaanite woman). These were the families of Simeon. 16 These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their genealogical records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived for 137 years. 17 The sons of Gershon, by families, were Libni and Shimei. 18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived for 133 years. 19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the families of the Levites according to their genealogical records. 20 Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, and she had their sons Aaron and Moses. Amram lived for 137 years. 21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. 22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. 23 Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon. She had their sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite families. 25 Eleazar, son of Aaron, married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she had their son Phinehas. These are the ancestors of the Levite families, listed according to their clans. Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she gave birth to his son, Phinehas. These are the heads of the Levite families, listed by family. 26 Aaron and Moses mentioned here are the ones the Lord told, “Lead the Israelites out of Egypt, divided up in their respective tribes.” 27 Moses and Aaron were also the ones who went to speak with Pharaoh, king of Egypt, about the Israelites leaving Egypt. 28 When the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt, 29 he said to him, “I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh, king of Egypt, all that I tell you.” 30 But Moses replied, “I'm not a good speaker—why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
Exodus 6 Free Bible Version
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People & places in this chapter
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People
Aaron
Moses' brother and spokesman, Israel's first high priest.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 4–40; Leviticus 8–10
Abiasaph
A son of Korah, listed in Exodus 6 among the Korahite clans of the Levites.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:24; 1 Chronicles 6:37; 1 Chronicles 9:19
Abihu
Aaron's son who died alongside Nadab for offering unauthorized fire in the sanctuary.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:23; Leviticus 10:1-2
Amminadab
His family rose to prominence in Judah around the time of the Exodus.
Cited in the guide: Exod. 6:23; Ruth 4:19-20; 1 Chron. 2:10; Matt. 1:4
Amram
Husband of Jochebed and father of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:18–20; Numbers 26:59
Assir
A son of Korah, listed in Exodus 6 among the Korahite clans of the Levites.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:24; 1 Chronicles 6:22
Eleazar
Aaron's son who succeeded him as high priest and served alongside Joshua.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:23; Numbers 20:25-28
Elisheba
Wife of Aaron the high priest and mother of Israel's priestly line.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:23
Elkanah
A son of Korah, listed in Exodus 6 among the Korahite clans of the Levites.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:24
Elzaphan
A son of Uzziel who with Mishael carried the bodies of Nadab and Abihu outside the camp, and who was later the leader of the Kohathite families.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:22; Leviticus 10:4; Numbers 3:30
Hebron
Kohath's third-listed son and the founder of the Hebronite clan of the Kohathite Levites.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:18; Numbers 3:19; 1 Chronicles 6:2
Hezron
Reuben's third-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Hezronite clan of Reuben.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:6
Ithamar
Aaron's youngest son, head of a priestly division and overseer of the tabernacle's service.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:23; Numbers 4:28
Izhar
Kohath's second-listed son and the father of Korah, Nepheg and Zichri, whose descendants were the Izharite clan.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:18; Exodus 6:21; Numbers 3:19
Jachin
Simeon's fourth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Jachinite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:12
Jamin
Simeon's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Jaminite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:12
Jemuel
Simeon's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household; Numbers 26:12 gives the name Nemuel in the same place and calls his clan the Nemuelites.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:12
Jochebed
The Levite mother who hid her baby in the Nile to save Moses' life.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2; Exodus 6:20; Numbers 26:59
Kohath
A son of Levi whose clan would carry the holiest things of the tabernacle.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:11; Exodus 6:16–18; Numbers 4:1–20
Korah
A Kohathite Levite, son of Izhar, who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron with Dathan, Abiram and 250 leaders and was swallowed by the earth, though his line did not die out.…
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:21; Numbers 16:1; Numbers 16:5
Levi
A son of Leah whose tribe was set apart for the service of God.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 29:34; 34; Exodus 6:16–20
Libni
Gershon's first-listed son and the founder of the Libnite clan of the Gershonite Levites.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:17; Numbers 3:18; 1 Chronicles 6:17
Mahli
Merari's first-listed son and the founder of the Mahlite clan of the Merarite Levites.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:19; Numbers 3:20; 1 Chronicles 6:19
Mishael
A son of Uzziel and cousin of Nadab and Abihu, who with Elzaphan carried their bodies outside the camp at Moses' command.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:22; Leviticus 10:4
Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Mushi
Merari's second-listed son and the founder of the Mushite clan of the Merarite Levites.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:19; Numbers 3:20; 1 Chronicles 6:19
Nadab
Aaron's eldest son, who died offering unauthorized fire before the LORD.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:23; Leviticus 10:1-2
Nepheg
A son of Izhar, a brother of Korah, listed among the Kohathite Levites.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:21
Ohad
Simeon's third-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and is not named in the clan list of Numbers 26.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15
Pallu
Reuben's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household, founded the Palluite clan, and was the father of Eliab.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:5
Phinehas
Eleazar's zealous son, granted a covenant of lasting priesthood for his devotion to God's honor.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:25; Numbers 25:7-13
Putiel
A man one of whose daughters married Eleazar, Aaron's son, and bore him Phinehas.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:25
Shaul
Simeon's son by a Canaanite woman, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Shaulite clan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:13
Shimei
Gershon's second-listed son and the founder of the Shimeite clan of the Gershonite Levites.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:17; Numbers 3:18; 1 Chronicles 6:17
Sithri
A son of Uzziel, listed among the Kohathite Levites in Exodus 6.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:22
Uzziel
Kohath's fourth-listed son, the uncle of Aaron, who fathered Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri and founded the Uzzielite clan.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:18; Exodus 6:22; Leviticus 10:4
Zichri
A son of Izhar, a brother of Korah, listed among the Kohathite Levites.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:21
Zohar
Simeon's fifth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household; the clan list of Numbers 26:13 gives the name Zerah in the same place.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:13
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Exodus 12:33; Exodus 3:19–20; Exodus 12:39; Exodus 12:31; Psalm 136:12
- 2 Malachi 3:6; Acts 17:24–25; Isaiah 42:8; Jeremiah 9:24; Exodus 20:2
- 3 Psalm 83:18; Genesis 17:1; Psalm 68:4; Exodus 3:14; Genesis 48:3
- 4 Genesis 28:4; Genesis 15:18; Genesis 17:7–8; Genesis 26:3; Isaiah 55:3
- 5 Exodus 2:24; Psalm 106:44–45; Isaiah 63:9; Exodus 3:7; Luke 1:72
- 6 Deuteronomy 26:8; 1 Chronicles 17:21; Deuteronomy 7:8; Exodus 7:4; Nehemiah 1:10
- 7 Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 29:13; Deuteronomy 4:20; Deuteronomy 14:2; Revelation 21:7
- 8 Genesis 26:3; Genesis 15:18; Ezekiel 20:42; Ezekiel 20:5–6; Genesis 14:22
- 9 Exodus 5:21; Job 21:4; Numbers 21:4; Proverbs 14:19; Exodus 14:12
- 11 Exodus 5:23; Exodus 6:29; Exodus 5:1; Exodus 7:1; Exodus 3:10
- 12 Exodus 4:10; Exodus 6:30; Jeremiah 1:6; Jeremiah 6:10; Exodus 6:9
- 13 1 Timothy 1:18; 1 Timothy 6:13; 1 Timothy 5:21; Psalm 91:11; 2 Timothy 4:1
- 14 Genesis 46:9; 1 Chronicles 5:3; Numbers 26:5–7; 1 Chronicles 7:2; Joshua 13:23
- 15 1 Chronicles 4:24; Genesis 46:10; Numbers 26:12–13
- 16 Numbers 3:17; Genesis 46:11; 1 Chronicles 6:16; 1 Chronicles 6:1; Numbers 26:57
- 17 1 Chronicles 6:17; Numbers 3:18; 1 Chronicles 23:7; Genesis 46:11
- 18 1 Chronicles 6:18; 1 Chronicles 6:2; Numbers 3:19; Numbers 26:57
- 19 1 Chronicles 6:19; Numbers 3:20; 1 Chronicles 23:21
- 20 Numbers 26:59; Exodus 2:1–2; Exodus 6:16; Exodus 6:18
- 21 Numbers 16:1; 1 Chronicles 6:37–38; Numbers 26:10–11; Numbers 16:32; Exodus 6:24
- 22 Leviticus 10:4; Numbers 3:30; Nehemiah 3:20
- 23 Ruth 4:19–20; Numbers 2:3; 1 Chronicles 6:3; Numbers 1:7; 1 Chronicles 2:10
- 24 1 Chronicles 6:22–23; 1 Chronicles 6:27–28; Exodus 6:21; Psalms 84:1–85:1; 1 Chronicles 6:37–38
- 25 Joshua 24:33; Numbers 25:7–13; Joshua 22:13; Numbers 31:6; Psalm 106:30–31
- 26 Exodus 12:17; Exodus 7:4; Exodus 12:51; Exodus 6:13; Numbers 33:1
- 27 Exodus 33:1; Micah 6:4; Psalm 77:20; Exodus 6:13; Exodus 5:1–3
- 29 Exodus 6:11; Exodus 7:2; Exodus 6:2; Exodus 6:8; Exodus 6:6
- 30 Exodus 6:12; Exodus 4:10; 1 Corinthians 9:16–17
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