| NET Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for compelled by my strong hand he will release them, and by my strong hand he will drive them out of his land." | 1The LORD told Moses, "Now you're about to see what I'll do to Pharaoh. Indeed, he'll send them out under compulsion and he'll drive them out of his land violently." |
| 2God spoke to Moses and said to him, "I am the LORD. | 2Later, God told Moses, "I am the LORD. |
| 3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name 'theLORD' I was not known to them. | 3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, and did I not reveal to them my name 'LORD'? |
| 4I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they were living as resident foreigners. | 4I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as resident aliens for a time. |
| 5I have also heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant. | 5Also, I've heard the groaning of the Israelis whom the Egyptians have forced to labor for them, and I've remembered my covenant. |
| 6Therefore, tell the Israelites, 'I am the LORD. I will bring you out from your enslavement to the Egyptians, I will rescue you from the hard labor they impose, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. | 6Therefore, tell the Israelis, 'I am the LORD. I'll bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I'll deliver you from their bondage. I'll redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. |
| 7I will take you to myself for a people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from your enslavement to the Egyptians. | 7I'll take you for my own people, and I'll be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. |
| 8I will bring you to the land I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob--and I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!'" | 8I'll bring you to the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I'll give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.'" |
| 9Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and hard labor. | 9Then Moses reported this to the Israelis, but they did not listen to Moses due to their irritation and impatience because there was no deliverance and because of the cruel bondage. |
| 10Then the LORD said to Moses, | 10Then the LORD told Moses, |
| 11"Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt that he must release the Israelites from his land." | 11"Go, speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, that he should let the Israelis go out of his land." |
| 12But Moses replied to the LORD, "If the Israelites did not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with difficulty?" | 12Then Moses said right in front of the LORD, "Look, the Israelis didn't listen to me, so how will Pharaoh? I'm not a persuasive speaker" |
| 13The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge for the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt. | 13Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, issuing orders to them regarding the Israelis for delivery to Pharaoh, king of Egypt; that is, to bring the Israelis out of the land of Egypt. |
| 14These are the heads of their fathers' households: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben. | 14These are the heads of their ancestors' households: the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu; Hezron and Carmi. These are the families of Reuben, including |
| 15The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon. | 15Simeon's sons Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the Canaanite woman's son. These are the families of Simeon. |
| 16Now these are the names of the sons of Levi, according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (The length of Levi's life was 137 years.) | 16These are the names of Levi's sons according to their genealogies: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years. |
| 17The sons of Gershon, by their families, were Libni and Shimei. | 17Gershon's sons were Libni and Shimei, according to their families. |
| 18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. (The length of Kohath's life was 133 years.) | 18Kohath's descendants included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Now Kohath lived for 133 years. |
| 19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi, according to their records. | 19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the descendants of Levi, according to their genealogies. |
| 20Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. (The length of Amram's life was 137 years.) | 20Amram married Jochebed, his father's sister, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived for 137 years. |
| 21The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zikri. | 21The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. |
| 22The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. | 22The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. |
| 23Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. | 23Then Aaron married Elisheba daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon. She bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. |
| 24The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans. | 24The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the families of the descendants of Korah. |
| 25Now Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers' households of Levi according to their clans. | 25Aaron's son Eleazar married one of Putiel's daughters, and she bore him Phineas. These are the heads of the ancestors of the descendants of Levi, according to their families. |
| 26It was the same Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, "Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their regiments." | 26This is the same Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, "Bring the Israelis out of the land of Egypt by their tribal divisions." |
| 27They were the men who were speaking to Pharaoh king of Egypt, in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt. It was the same Moses and Aaron. | 27They were the ones speaking to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring the Israelis out of Egypt; this is that same Moses and Aaron. |
| 28When the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, | 28And it happened when the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt |
| 29he said to him, "I am the LORD. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I am telling you." | 29that the LORD told Moses, "I am the LORD. Tell Pharaoh, king of Egypt, everything that I'm saying to you." |
| 30But Moses said before the LORD, "Since I speak with difficulty, why should Pharaoh listen to me?" | 30Moses said in the presence of the LORD, "Look, I'm not a persuasive speaker, so how will Pharaoh listen to me?" |
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