¶ Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt¹ thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong² hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them³ out of his land.

And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD⁴:

And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty⁵, but by my name⁶ JEHOVAH⁷ was I not known to them.

And I have also established⁸ my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their⁹ pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.

And I have also heard the groaning¹⁰ of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered¹¹ my covenant.

Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD¹², and I will bring¹³ you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem¹⁴ you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

And I will take¹⁵ you to me for a people, and I will be¹⁶ to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under¹⁷ the burdens of the Egyptians.

And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear¹⁸ to give¹⁹ it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am²⁰ the LORD.

And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened²¹ not unto Moses for anguish²² of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

²³Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children²⁴ of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am²⁵ of uncircumcised lips?

²⁶And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

¶ These be the heads²⁷ of their fathers' houses: The sons²⁸ of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be²⁹ the families of Reuben.

And the sons³⁰ of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.

And these are the names of the sons³¹ of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath³², and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred³³ thirty and seven years.

The sons³⁴ of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi³⁵, according to their families.

And the sons³⁶ of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar³⁷, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years³⁸ of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.

And the sons³⁹ of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.

¶ And Amram⁴⁰ took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years⁴¹ of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.

And the sons of Izhar; Korah⁴², and Nepheg, and Zichri.

⁴³And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.

And Aaron took him Elisheba⁴⁴, daughter of Amminadab⁴⁵, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab⁴⁶, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

And the sons of Korah⁴⁷; Assir, and Elkanah⁴⁸, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.

And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas⁴⁹: these are the heads⁵⁰ of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.

These are that Aaron⁵¹ and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring⁵² out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies⁵³.

These are they which spake⁵⁴ to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring⁵⁵ out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.

And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,

That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I am the⁵⁶ LORD: speak⁵⁷ thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.

¶ And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised⁵⁸ lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?