| 1 | And the Lord said to Moses: "Now you will see what I shall do to Pharaoh. For through a strong hand he will release them, and by a mighty hand he will cast them from his land." |
| 2 | And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: "I am the Lord, |
| 3 | who appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as Almighty God. And I did not reveal to them my name: ADONAI. |
| 4 | And I formed a covenant with them, in order to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojourning, in which they were newcomers. |
| 5 | I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, with which the Egyptians have oppressed them. And I have remembered my covenant. |
| 6 | For this reason, say to the sons of Israel: I am the Lord who will lead you away from the work house of the Egyptians, and rescue you from servitude, and also redeem you with an exalted arm and great judgments. |
| 7 | And I will take you to myself as my people, and I will be your God. And you will know that I am the Lord your God, who led you away from the work house of the Egyptians, |
| 8 | and who brought you into the land, over which I lifted up my hand in order to grant it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And I will grant it to you as a possession. I am the Lord." |
| 9 | And so, Moses explained all these things to the sons of Israel, who did not agree with him, because of their anguish of spirit and very difficult work. |
| 10 | And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: |
| 11 | "Enter and speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, so that he may release the sons of Israel from his land." |
| 12 | Moses responded in the sight the Lord: "Behold, the sons of Israel do not listen to me. And how will Pharaoh listen to me, especially since I am of uncircumcised lips?" |
| 13 | And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, and he gave them a commandment for the sons of Israel, and for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, that they should lead the sons of Israel away from the land of Egypt. |
| 14 | These are the leaders of the houses by their families. The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. |
| 15 | These are the kindred of Reuben. The sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite women. These are the progeny of Simeon. |
| 16 | And these are the names of the sons of Levi by their kindred: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. Now the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty-seven. |
| 17 | The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their kindred. |
| 18 | The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron and Uzziel. Likewise, the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred and thirty-three. |
| 19 | The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the kindred of Levi by their families. |
| 20 | Now Amram took as a wife Jochebed, his paternal aunt, who bore for him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were one hundred and thirty-seven. |
| 21 | Likewise, the sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. |
| 22 | Likewise, the sons of Uzziel: Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Sithri. |
| 23 | Now Aaron took as a wife Elizabeth, the daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, who bore for him Nadab, and Abihu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar. |
| 24 | Likewise, the sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the kindred of the Korahites. |
| 25 | And truly Eleazar, the son of Aaron, took a wife from the daughters of Putiel. And she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the Levitical families by their kindred. |
| 26 | These are Aaron and Moses, whom the Lord instructed to lead the sons of Israel away from the land of Egypt by their companies. |
| 27 | These are those who speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, in order to lead the sons of Israel out of Egypt. These are Moses and Aaron, |
| 28 | in the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt. |
| 29 | And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: "I am the Lord. Speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, all that I speak to you." |
| 30 | And Moses said in the sight of the Lord: "Lo, I am of uncircumcised lips, how will Pharaoh listen to me?" |
