Exodus 6

God Promises Deliverance

1 But the Lord said to Moses, "Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them out, and with e a strong hand he will f drive them out of his land."

2 God spoke to Moses and said to him, g "I am the Lord. 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as h God Almighty, 1 but by my name the i Lord I did not make myself known to them. 4 j I also established my covenant with them k to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as sojourners. 5 Moreover, l I have heard the groaning of the people of Israel whom the Egyptians hold as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant. 6 Say therefore to the people of Israel, m 'I am the Lord, and n I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and o I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. 7 I p will take you to be my people, and q I will be your God, and you shall know that m I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out n from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 8 I will bring you into r the land that I s swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you for a possession. m I am the Lord.'" 9 Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they t did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery.

10 So the Lord said to Moses, 11 "Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the people of Israel go out of his land." 12 But Moses said to the Lord, "Behold, the people of Israel have t not listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, for u I am of uncircumcised lips?" 13 But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge about the people of Israel and about Pharaoh king of Egypt: to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron

14 These are the heads of their fathers' houses: the v sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the clans of Reuben. 15 The w sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the clans of Simeon. 16 These are the names of the x sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, the years of the life of Levi being 137 years. 17 The y sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their clans. 18 The z sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, the years of the life of Kohath being 133 years. 19 The a sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their generations. 20 b Amram took as his wife Jochebed his father's sister, and she bore him Aaron and Moses, the years of the life of Amram being 137 years. 21 c The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. 22 The d sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. 23 Aaron took as his wife Elisheba, the daughter of e Amminadab and the sister of f Nahshon, and she bore him g Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 24 The h sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the clans of the Korahites. 25 Eleazar, Aaron's son, took as his wife one of the daughters of Putiel, and i she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites by their clans.

26 These are the Aaron and Moses j to whom the Lord said: "Bring out the people of Israel from the land of Egypt k by their hosts." 27 It was they who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing out the people of Israel from Egypt, this Moses and this Aaron.

28 On the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 the Lord said to Moses, l "I am the Lord; m tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you." 30 But Moses said to the Lord, "Behold, n I am of uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me?"

  1. Cross References
    Exodus 3:19
    But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand.
    Exodus 13:3
    Then Moses said to the people, "Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery, for by a strong hand the Lord brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.
  2. Cross References
    Exodus 11:1
    The Lord said to Moses, "Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you away completely.
    Exodus 12:33
    The Egyptians were urgent with the people to send them out of the land in haste. For they said, "We shall all be dead.
    Exodus 12:39
    And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough that they had brought out of Egypt, for it was not leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt and could not wait, nor had they prepared any provisions for themselves.
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 42:8
    I am the Lord ; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
    Malachi 3:6
    For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.
  4. Cross References
    Genesis 17:1
    When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 68:4
    Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the Lord ; exult before him!
    Psalms 83:18
    That they may know that you alone, whose name is the Lord, are the Most High over all the earth.
    John 8:58
    Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.
    Revelation 1:4
    John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne.
    Revelation 1:8
    "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
  6. Cross References
    Genesis 15:18
    On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates.
    Genesis 17:4
    Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.
    Genesis 17:7
    And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.
  7. Cross References
    Genesis 17:8
    And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God.
    Genesis 28:4
    May he give the blessing of Abraham to you and to your offspring with you, that you may take possession of the land of your sojournings that God gave to Abraham!
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 2:24
    And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
  9. Cross References
    Isaiah 42:8
    I am the Lord ; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
    Malachi 3:6
    For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.
  10. Cross References
    Exodus 7:4
    Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and bring my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment.
    Deuteronomy 26:8
    And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great deeds of terror, with signs and wonders.
    Psalms 136:11 - 12
    And brought Israel out from among them, for his steadfast love endures forever.
    Exodus 3:17
    And I promise that I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey."
  11. Cross References
    Exodus 15:13
    You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed; you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode.
    Deuteronomy 7:8
    But it is because the Lord loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
    2 Kings 17:36
    But you shall fear the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm. You shall bow yourselves to him, and to him you shall sacrifice.
    1 Chronicles 17:21
    And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went to redeem to be his people, making for yourself a name for great and awesome things, in driving out nations before your people whom you redeemed from Egypt?
    Nehemiah 1:10
    They are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power and by your strong hand.
  12. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 4:20
    But the Lord has taken you and brought you out ...
    Deuteronomy 7:6
    For you are a people holy to the Lord your God....
    Deuteronomy 14:2
    For you are a people holy to the Lord your God,...
    Deuteronomy 26:18
    And the Lord has declared today that you are a ...
    2 Samuel 7:24
    And you established for yourself your people Is...
    1 Peter 2:9
    But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, ...
  13. Cross References
    Exodus 29:45 - 46
    I will dwell among the people of Israel and will be their God.
    Genesis 17:8
    And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God.
    Leviticus 22:33
    Who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the Lord.
    Deuteronomy 29:13
    That he may establish you today as his people, and that he may be your God, as he promised you, and as he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
    Revelation 21:7
    The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
  14. Cross References
    Exodus 6:6
    Say therefore to the people of Israel, 'I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment.
  15. Cross References
    Exodus 6:6
    Say therefore to the people of Israel, 'I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment.
  16. Cross References
    Exodus 32:13
    Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your serva...
    Genesis 15:18
    On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram...
    Genesis 26:3
    Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you an...
    Genesis 28:13
    And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, "...
    Genesis 35:12
    The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I wil...
    Ezekiel 20:6
    On that day I swore to them that I would bring ...
    Ezekiel 20:42
    And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I b...
  17. Cross References
    Genesis 14:22
    But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted my hand to the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth.
    Deuteronomy 32:40
    For I lift up my hand to heaven and swear, As I live forever.
    Ezekiel 20:5 - 6
    And say to them, Thus says the Lord God : On the day when I chose Israel, I swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob, making myself known to them in the land of Egypt; I swore to them, saying, I am the Lord your God.
    Ezekiel 47:14
    And you shall divide equally what I swore to give to your fathers. This land shall fall to you as your inheritance.
  18. Cross References
    Exodus 6:6
    Say therefore to the people of Israel, 'I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment.
  19. Cross References
    Exodus 5:21
    And they said to them, "The Lord look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants, and have put a sword in their hand to kill us.
    Acts 7:25
    He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand.
  20. Cross References
    Exodus 6:9
    Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and harsh slavery.
  21. Cross References
    Exodus 6:30
    But Moses said to the Lord, "Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me?
    Exodus 4:10
    But Moses said to the Lord, "Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue.
    Jeremiah 1:6
    Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.
    Jeremiah 6:10
    To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are uncircumcised, they cannot listen; behold, the word of the Lord is to them an object of scorn; they take no pleasure in it.
    Ezekiel 44:7
    In admitting foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, to be in my sanctuary, profaning my temple, when you offer to me my food, the fat and the blood. You have broken my covenant, in addition to all your abominations.
  22. Cross References
    Genesis 46:9
    And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
    1 Chronicles 5:3
    The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
  23. Cross References
    Genesis 46:10
    The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
    1 Chronicles 4:24
    The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul.
  24. Cross References
    Genesis 46:11
    The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
    Numbers 3:17
    And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
    1 Chronicles 6:1
    The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
    1 Chronicles 6:16
    The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
  25. Cross References
    Numbers 3:18
    And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
    1 Chronicles 6:17
    And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
    1 Chronicles 23:7
    The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei.
  26. Cross References
    Numbers 3:19
    And the sons of Kohath by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
    Numbers 26:57
    This was the list of the Levites according to their clans: of Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites; of Merari, the clan of the Merarites.
    1 Chronicles 6:2
    The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
    1 Chronicles 6:18
    The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
  27. Cross References
    Numbers 3:20
    And the sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their fathers' houses.
    1 Chronicles 6:19
    The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their fathers.
    1 Chronicles 23:21
    The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
  28. Cross References
    Exodus 2:1
    Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman.
  29. Cross References
    Numbers 16:1
    Now Korah the son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men.
    1 Chronicles 6:37 - 38
    Son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah.
  30. Cross References
    Leviticus 10:4
    And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, "Come near; carry your brothers away from the front of the sanctuary and out of the camp.
    Numbers 3:30
    With Elizaphan the son of Uzziel as chief of the fathers' house of the clans of the Kohathites.
  31. Cross References
    Ruth 4:19 - 20
    Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered Amminadab.
    1 Chronicles 2:10
    Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah.
    Matthew 1:4
    And Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
    Luke 3:33
    The son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah.
  32. Cross References
    Numbers 1:7
    From Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
    Numbers 2:3
    Those to camp on the east side toward the sunri...
    Numbers 7:12
    He who offered his offering the first day was N...
    Numbers 7:17
    And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two o...
    Numbers 10:14
    The standard of the camp of the people of Judah...
    Matthew 1:4
    And Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab ...
    Luke 3:32
    The son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of B...
  33. Cross References
    Leviticus 10:1
    Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them.
    Numbers 3:2
    These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
    Numbers 26:60
    And to Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
    1 Chronicles 6:3
    The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
    1 Chronicles 24:1
    The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
  34. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 6:22 - 23
    The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son.
    1 Chronicles 6:37
    Son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah.
  35. Cross References
    Numbers 25:7
    When Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose and left the congregation and took a spear in his hand
    Numbers 25:11
    Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the people of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I did not consume the people of Israel in my jealousy.
    Joshua 24:33
    And Eleazar the son of Aaron died, and they buried him at Gibeah, the town of Phinehas his son, which had been given him in the hill country of Ephraim.
    Psalms 106:30
    Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stayed.
  36. Cross References
    Exodus 6:13
    But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge about the people of Israel and about Pharaoh king of Egypt: to bring the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
  37. Cross References
    Exodus 7:4
    Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and bring my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of judgment.
    Exodus 12:17
    And you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day, throughout your generations, as a statute forever.
    Exodus 12:51
    And on that very day the Lord brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts.
    Numbers 33:1
    These are the stages of the people of Israel, when they went out of the land of Egypt by their companies under the leadership of Moses and Aaron.
  38. Cross References
    Exodus 6:2
    God spoke to Moses and said to him, "I am the Lord.
  39. Cross References
    Exodus 6:11
    "Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the people of Israel go out of his land."
    Exodus 7:2
    You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go out of his land.
  40. Cross References
    Isaiah 6:5
    And I said: "Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!
    Exodus 6:12
    But Moses said to the Lord, "Behold, the people of Israel have not listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, for I am of uncircumcised lips?
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