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出埃及 4-6
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
出埃及 4-6
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
杖变蛇为证
4 摩西回答说：“他们必不信我，也不听我的话，必说：‘耶和华并没有向你显现。’” 2 耶和华对摩西说：“你手里是什么？”他说：“是杖。” 3 耶和华说：“丢在地上。”他一丢下去，就变做蛇，摩西便跑开。 4 耶和华对摩西说：“伸出手来，拿住它的尾巴，它必在你手中仍变为杖。 5 如此好叫他们信耶和华他们祖宗的神，就是亚伯拉罕的神、以撒的神、雅各的神，是向你显现了。”
手生大麻风为证
6 耶和华又对他说：“把手放在怀里。”他就把手放在怀里，及至抽出来，不料，手长了大麻风，有雪那样白。 7 耶和华说：“再把手放在怀里。”他就再把手放在怀里，及至从怀里抽出来，不料，手已经复原，与周身的肉一样。 8 又说：“倘或他们不听你的话，也不信头一个神迹，他们必信第二个神迹。 9 这两个神迹若都不信，也不听你的话，你就从河里取些水，倒在旱地上，你从河里取的水必在旱地上变做血。”
10 摩西对耶和华说：“主啊，我素日不是能言的人，就是从你对仆人说话以后，也是这样。我本是拙口笨舌的。” 11 耶和华对他说：“谁造人的口呢？谁使人口哑、耳聋、目明、眼瞎呢？岂不是我耶和华吗？ 12 现在去吧，我必赐你口才，指教你所当说的话。” 13 摩西说：“主啊，你愿意打发谁，就打发谁去吧！” 14 耶和华向摩西发怒说：“不是有你的哥哥利未人亚伦吗？我知道他是能言的，现在他出来迎接你，他一见你，心里就欢喜。 15 你要将当说的话传给他，我也要赐你和他口才，又要指教你们所当行的事。 16 他要替你对百姓说话，你要以他当做口，他要以你当做神。 17 你手里要拿这杖，好行神迹。”
耶和华命摩西行奇事于法老前
18 于是，摩西回到他岳父叶忒罗那里，对他说：“求你容我回去见我在埃及的弟兄，看他们还在不在。”叶忒罗对摩西说：“你可以平平安安地去吧。” 19 耶和华在米甸对摩西说：“你要回埃及去，因为寻索你命的人都死了。” 20 摩西就带着妻子和两个儿子，叫他们骑上驴，回埃及地去。摩西手里拿着神的杖。 21 耶和华对摩西说：“你回到埃及的时候，要留意将我指示你的一切奇事行在法老面前。但我要使[a]他的心刚硬，他必不容百姓去。 22 你要对法老说：‘耶和华这样说：以色列是我的儿子，我的长子。 23 我对你说过容我的儿子去，好侍奉我，你还是不肯容他去。看哪，我要杀你的长子。’”
24 摩西在路上住宿的地方，耶和华遇见他，想要杀他。 25 西坡拉就拿一块火石，割下他儿子的阳皮，丢在摩西脚前，说：“你真是我的血郎了！” 26 这样，耶和华才放了他。西坡拉说：“你因割礼就是血郎了。”
27 耶和华对亚伦说：“你往旷野去迎接摩西。”他就去，在神的山遇见摩西，和他亲嘴。 28 摩西将耶和华打发他所说的言语和嘱咐他所行的神迹都告诉了亚伦。 29 摩西、亚伦就去招聚以色列的众长老。 30 亚伦将耶和华对摩西所说的一切话述说了一遍，又在百姓眼前行了那些神迹。 31 百姓就信了。以色列人听见耶和华眷顾他们，鉴察他们的困苦，就低头下拜。
法老益虐以色列人
5 后来摩西、亚伦去对法老说：“耶和华以色列的神这样说：‘容我的百姓去，在旷野向我守节。’” 2 法老说：“耶和华是谁，使我听他的话，容以色列人去呢？我不认识耶和华，也不容以色列人去。” 3 他们说：“希伯来人的神遇见了我们。求你容我们往旷野去，走三天的路程，祭祀耶和华我们的神，免得他用瘟疫、刀兵攻击我们。” 4 埃及王对他们说：“摩西，亚伦，你们为什么叫百姓旷工呢？你们去担你们的担子吧！” 5 又说：“看哪，这地的以色列人如今众多，你们竟叫他们歇下担子！” 6 当天，法老吩咐督工的和官长说： 7 “你们不可照常把草给百姓做砖，叫他们自己去捡草。 8 他们素常做砖的数目，你们仍旧向他们要，一点不可减少。因为他们是懒惰的，所以呼求说：‘容我们去祭祀我们的神。’ 9 你们要把更重的工夫加在这些人身上，叫他们劳碌，不听虚谎的言语。”
10 督工的和官长出来对百姓说：“法老这样说：‘我不给你们草， 11 你们自己在哪里能找草，就往哪里去找吧！但你们的工一点不可减少。’” 12 于是百姓散在埃及遍地，捡碎秸当做草。 13 督工的催着说：“你们一天当完一天的工，与先前有草一样。” 14 法老督工的责打他所派以色列人的官长，说：“你们昨天、今天为什么没有照向来的数目做砖，完你们的工作呢？”
15 以色列人的官长就来哀求法老说：“为什么这样待你的仆人？ 16 督工的不把草给仆人，并且对我们说：‘做砖吧！’看哪，你仆人挨了打，其实是你百姓的错。” 17 但法老说：“你们是懒惰的！你们是懒惰的！所以说：‘容我们去祭祀耶和华。’ 18 现在你们去做工吧！草是不给你们的，砖却要如数交纳。” 19 以色列人的官长听说“你们每天做砖的工作一点不可减少”，就知道是遭遇祸患了。 20 他们离了法老出来，正遇见摩西、亚伦站在对面， 21 就向他们说：“愿耶和华鉴察你们，施行判断！因你们使我们在法老和他臣仆面前有了臭名，把刀递在他们手中杀我们。”
22 摩西回到耶和华那里，说：“主啊，你为什么苦待这百姓呢？为什么打发我去呢？ 23 自从我去见法老，奉你的名说话，他就苦待这百姓，你一点也没有拯救他们。”
神复言所许
6 耶和华对摩西说：“现在你必看见我向法老所行的事，使他因我大能的手容以色列人去，且把他们赶出他的地。”
2 神晓谕摩西说：“我是耶和华。 3 我从前向亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各显现为全能的神，至于我名耶和华，他们未曾知道。 4 我与他们坚定所立的约，要把他们寄居的迦南地赐给他们。 5 我也听见以色列人被埃及人苦待的哀声，我也记念我的约。 6 所以你要对以色列人说：我是耶和华，我要用伸出来的膀臂重重地刑罚埃及人，救赎你们脱离他们的重担，不做他们的苦工。 7 我要以你们为我的百姓，我也要做你们的神。你们要知道我是耶和华你们的神，是救你们脱离埃及人之重担的。 8 我起誓应许给亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的那地，我要把你们领进去，将那地赐给你们为业。我是耶和华。” 9 摩西将这话告诉以色列人，只是他们因苦工愁烦，不肯听他的话。
10 耶和华晓谕摩西说： 11 “你进去对埃及王法老说，要容以色列人出他的地。” 12 摩西在耶和华面前说：“以色列人尚且不听我的话，法老怎肯听我这拙口笨舌的人呢？” 13 耶和华吩咐摩西、亚伦往以色列人和埃及王法老那里去，把以色列人从埃及地领出来。
记以色列人族长之名
14 以色列人家长的名字记在下面。以色列长子鲁本的儿子是哈诺、法路、希斯仑、迦米，这是鲁本的各家。 15 西缅的儿子是耶母利、雅悯、阿辖、雅斤、琐辖和迦南女子的儿子扫罗，这是西缅的各家。 16 利未众子的名字按着他们的后代记在下面，就是革顺、哥辖、米拉利。利未一生的岁数是一百三十七岁。 17 革顺的儿子按着家室是立尼、示每。 18 哥辖的儿子是暗兰、以斯哈、希伯伦、乌薛。哥辖一生的岁数是一百三十三岁。 19 米拉利的儿子是抹利和母示。这是利未的家，都按着他们的后代。 20 暗兰娶了他父亲的妹妹约基别为妻，她给他生了亚伦和摩西。暗兰一生的岁数是一百三十七岁。 21 以斯哈的儿子是可拉、尼斐、细基利。 22 乌薛的儿子是米沙利、以利撒反、西提利。 23 亚伦娶了亚米拿达的女儿、拿顺的妹妹以利沙巴为妻，她给他生了拿答、亚比户、以利亚撒、以他玛。 24 可拉的儿子是亚惜、以利加拿、亚比亚撒，这是可拉的各家。 25 亚伦的儿子以利亚撒娶了普铁的一个女儿为妻，她给他生了非尼哈。这是利未人的家长，都按着他们的家。 26 耶和华说：“将以色列人按着他们的军队从埃及地领出来。”这是对那亚伦、摩西说的。 27 对埃及王法老说要将以色列人从埃及领出来的，就是这摩西、亚伦。
28 当耶和华在埃及地对摩西说话的日子， 29 他向摩西说：“我是耶和华，我对你说的一切话，你都要告诉埃及王法老。” 30 摩西在耶和华面前说：“看哪，我是拙口笨舌的人，法老怎肯听我呢？”
Footnotes
- 出埃及 4:21 或作：任凭。下同。
出埃及 4-6
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
出埃及 4-6
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
上帝赐摩西能力
4 摩西回答说：“他们不会相信我或听我的话，他们会说，‘耶和华根本没有向你显现。’” 2 耶和华对摩西说：“你手里拿的是什么？”摩西说：“是一根手杖。” 3 耶和华说：“把它丢在地上！”于是，摩西把杖丢在地上，杖变成了一条蛇。摩西连忙跑开。 4 耶和华说：“你伸手抓住它的尾巴！”摩西就伸手抓蛇的尾巴，蛇在他手中变回了杖。 5 耶和华说：“这样，他们就会相信他们祖先的上帝耶和华，就是亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各的上帝，曾经向你显现。”
6 耶和华又说：“把手放进怀里。”摩西把手放进怀里，手抽出来的时候，竟患了麻风病，像雪一样白。 7 耶和华说：“再把手放进怀里。”摩西又把手放进怀里，这次再抽出来的时候，手已经复原，跟其他地方的皮肉一样。 8 耶和华说：“纵然他们不听你的话，不信第一个神迹，也必定相信第二个神迹。 9 如果他们两个神迹都不相信，还是不听你的话，你就从尼罗河里取些水来倒在旱地上，那水就会在旱地上变成血。”
10 摩西对耶和华说：“主啊！我向来不善言辞，即使你对仆人说话以后，我还是不善言辞，因为我是个拙口笨舌的人。” 11 耶和华对他说：“是谁造人的口舌？是谁使人变成哑巴或聋子？是谁使人目明或眼瞎？不都是我耶和华吗？ 12 去吧！我必赐给你口才，指示你说什么话。” 13 但是摩西说：“主啊，请派其他人去吧。” 14 耶和华向摩西发怒说：“利未人亚伦不是你哥哥吗？他是个能言善辨的人，正要来迎接你。他见到你一定很欢喜。 15 你要把该说的话传给他，我会赐你们口才，教你们如何行事。 16 他要替你向百姓说话，做你的发言人，你对他来说就像上帝一样。 17 你要把手杖带在身边，以便行神迹。”
18 摩西回到家里，对他的岳父叶忒罗说：“求你让我回埃及去探望我的亲人，看看他们是否在世。”叶忒罗说：“你平安地去吧。” 19 耶和华在米甸对摩西说：“你只管放心回埃及去，想害你性命的人都已经死了。” 20 于是，摩西拿着上帝的杖，带着妻子和儿子骑驴返回埃及。 21 耶和华对摩西说：“你到了埃及，见到法老的时候，务要照我赐给你的能力在法老面前行神迹。但我要使他的心刚硬，他必不让百姓离开。 22 那时，你就告诉法老，‘耶和华说，以色列是我的长子， 23 我对你说过让我的长子出去事奉我，但你执意不肯。看啊，我要杀你的长子。’”
24 摩西在途中夜宿的时候，耶和华遇见摩西，想要杀他。 25 他的妻子西坡拉拿起锋利的火石，割下儿子的包皮，放在摩西脚前，说：“你真是我的血郎。” 26 这样，耶和华才没杀他。当时，西坡拉说“血郎”是指割礼一事。
27 耶和华对亚伦说：“你到旷野去迎接摩西。”他就在上帝的山上遇见摩西，并亲吻他。 28 摩西把耶和华吩咐他的以及要他行的神迹都告诉了亚伦。 29 摩西和亚伦一起回去招聚以色列的众长老， 30 亚伦把耶和华对摩西的吩咐详细地告诉他们。摩西又在百姓面前行了那些神迹， 31 百姓相信了。以色列人听见耶和华眷顾他们、看到了他们的苦难，都俯伏敬拜祂。
摩西和亚伦见法老
5 之后，摩西和亚伦去见法老，对他说：“以色列的上帝耶和华说，‘放我的子民走，让他们到旷野去为我守节期。’” 2 法老说：“耶和华是谁？我凭什么要听从祂，放走以色列人？我不认识祂，也不会让以色列人离开！” 3 摩西和亚伦说：“希伯来人的上帝向我们显现了。求你容我们走三天的路程，到旷野去向我们的上帝耶和华献祭，请你让我们去吧，免得祂用刀剑、瘟疫来攻击我们。” 4 埃及王说：“摩西、亚伦，你们竟敢煽动百姓旷工！快回去工作！” 5 法老又说：“这地方的以色列人如此众多，你竟叫他们停止工作！” 6 当天，法老就对埃及监工和以色列人的工头下令： 7 “从今天开始，不许再供应草给他们制砖，叫他们自己去捡， 8 但上交的砖的数量要和往常一样，一块也不可少。因为他们懒惰，所以才嚷着要去给他们的上帝献祭。 9 你们要加重他们的工作，他们就无暇再听那些蛊惑人心的话了！”
10 于是，那些监工和工头就出来向百姓宣布：“法老下令不再供应草给你们制砖。 11 你们要自己设法去找，但上交的砖一块也不能少。” 12 百姓只好在埃及全国收集碎禾秸当草用。 13 监工催逼他们说：“你们要完成每天规定的数目，像从前有草时一样。” 14 他们又鞭打以色列人的工头，说：“你们这两天为什么没有像从前一样完成规定的砖数？”
15 以色列人的工头来见法老，向他哀求说：“你为什么要这样对待仆人们？ 16 监工不给仆人们草，却命令我们做砖，还打我们，其实是你百姓的错。” 17 法老说：“你们是懒惰的人，懒惰的人！所以才嚷着要去给耶和华献祭。 18 回去继续工作！我不再供应草给你们，但砖要如数交齐。” 19 以色列人的工头听见每天做的砖数不可减少，就知道情况不妙。 20 他们从法老那里出来的时候，遇见摩西和亚伦站在外面等候， 21 便埋怨二人说：“愿耶和华鉴察、惩罚你们！你们使我们在法老和他的臣仆面前有了臭名，使他们有借口来杀我们。”
22 摩西回到耶和华那里说：“主啊！你为什么这样苦待你的子民呢？为什么要派我去呢？ 23 自从我去法老那里奉你的名发言后，他更加虐待你的子民，你并没有拯救他们。”
上帝应许拯救以色列人
6 耶和华对摩西说：“你就要看见我怎样用大能的手对付法老，那时他会让以色列人走，甚至把他们赶出埃及！” 2 上帝又对摩西说：“我是耶和华， 3 我曾以全能上帝的身份向亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各显现，但没有让他们知道我的名字是耶和华。 4 我向他们坚守所立的约，要把他们寄居的迦南赐给他们。 5 我已听见以色列人因受埃及人的奴役而发出的呼求，也想起了我的约。 6 所以，你要转告以色列人说，‘我是耶和华。我要伸出臂膀重重地惩罚埃及，救赎你们脱离埃及人的辖制，脱离他们的奴役。 7 我要接纳你们做我的子民，我要做你们的上帝。这样，你们就知道我是你们的上帝耶和华，曾救你们脱离埃及人的辖制。 8 我必带领你们进入我举手起誓要给亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各的那片土地，把它赐给你们作产业。我是耶和华。’”
9 摩西把这番话转告百姓，可是他们因为残酷的劳役无比沮丧，不肯听他的话。 10 耶和华对摩西说： 11 “你再去见法老，要他让以色列人离开他的土地。” 12 摩西却说：“以色列人都不听我的话，法老又怎么肯听我这拙口笨舌的人呢？” 13 耶和华吩咐摩西和亚伦回到以色列人和法老那里，要他们领以色列人离开埃及。
摩西和亚伦的族谱
14 以下是以色列各宗族族长的名字：
以色列长子吕便的儿子是哈诺、法路、希斯仑和迦米。这些是吕便的宗族。
15 西缅的儿子是耶姆利、雅悯、阿辖、雅斤、琐辖和扫罗，扫罗的母亲是迦南人。这些是西缅的各宗族。
16 利未的儿子依次是革顺、哥辖和米拉利，利未享年一百三十七岁。 17 革顺的儿子是立尼和示每，二人各成宗族。 18 哥辖的儿子是暗兰、以斯哈、希伯仑和乌薛，哥辖享年一百三十三岁。 19 米拉利的儿子是抹利和姆示。这些是利未的各宗族。 20 暗兰娶了他父亲的妹妹约基别，生了亚伦和摩西，暗兰享年一百三十七岁。 21 哥辖另一个儿子以斯哈生了可拉、尼斐和细基利。 22 乌薛的儿子是米沙利、以利撒反和西提利。 23 亚伦与亚米拿达的女儿、拿顺的妹妹以利沙巴结婚，生了拿答、亚比户、以利亚撒和以他玛。 24 可拉的儿子是亚惜、以利加拿和亚比亚撒，这些是可拉的各宗族。 25 亚伦的儿子以利亚撒与普铁的一个女儿结婚，生了非尼哈。以上是利未各宗族的族长。
26 正是亚伦和摩西受耶和华之命，要按以色列人的宗族支派把他们带出埃及。 27 也是这二人要求埃及王法老让他们把以色列人带出埃及。 28 那时，耶和华曾经在埃及对摩西说： 29 “我是耶和华，你要把我吩咐你的一切话告诉埃及王法老。” 30 摩西却对耶和华说：“你看，我拙口笨舌，法老怎肯听我的话？”
Exodus 4-6
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Exodus 4-6
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Signs for Moses
4 Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen(A) to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you’?”
2 Then the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?”
“A staff,”(B) he replied.
3 The Lord said, “Throw it on the ground.”
Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake,(C) and he ran from it. 4 Then the Lord said to him, “Reach out your hand and take it by the tail.” So Moses reached out and took hold of the snake and it turned back into a staff in his hand. 5 “This,” said the Lord, “is so that they may believe(D) that the Lord, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.”
6 Then the Lord said, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So Moses put his hand into his cloak, and when he took it out, the skin was leprous[a]—it had become as white as snow.(E)
7 “Now put it back into your cloak,” he said. So Moses put his hand back into his cloak, and when he took it out, it was restored,(F) like the rest of his flesh.
8 Then the Lord said, “If they do not believe(G) you or pay attention to the first sign,(H) they may believe the second. 9 But if they do not believe these two signs or listen to you, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. The water you take from the river will become blood(I) on the ground.”
10 Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.”(J)
11 The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute?(K) Who gives them sight or makes them blind?(L) Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now go;(M) I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”(N)
13 But Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.”(O)
14 Then the Lord’s anger burned(P) against Moses and he said, “What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet(Q) you, and he will be glad to see you. 15 You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth;(R) I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do. 16 He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth(S) and as if you were God to him.(T) 17 But take this staff(U) in your hand(V) so you can perform the signs(W) with it.”
Moses Returns to Egypt
18 Then Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Let me return to my own people in Egypt to see if any of them are still alive.”
Jethro said, “Go, and I wish you well.”
19 Now the Lord had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill(X) you are dead.(Y)” 20 So Moses took his wife and sons,(Z) put them on a donkey and started back to Egypt. And he took the staff(AA) of God in his hand.
21 The Lord said to Moses, “When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders(AB) I have given you the power to do. But I will harden his heart(AC) so that he will not let the people go.(AD) 22 Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son,(AE) 23 and I told you, “Let my son go,(AF) so he may worship(AG) me.” But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.’”(AH)
24 At a lodging place on the way, the Lord met Moses[b] and was about to kill(AI) him. 25 But Zipporah(AJ) took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin(AK) and touched Moses’ feet with it.[c] “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said. 26 So the Lord let him alone. (At that time she said “bridegroom of blood,” referring to circumcision.)
27 The Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he met Moses at the mountain(AL) of God and kissed(AM) him. 28 Then Moses told Aaron everything the Lord had sent him to say, and also about all the signs he had commanded him to perform.
29 Moses and Aaron brought together all the elders(AN) of the Israelites, 30 and Aaron told them everything the Lord had said to Moses. He also performed the signs(AO) before the people, 31 and they believed.(AP) And when they heard that the Lord was concerned(AQ) about them and had seen their misery,(AR) they bowed down and worshiped.(AS)
Bricks Without Straw
5 Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let my people go,(AT) so that they may hold a festival(AU) to me in the wilderness.’”
2 Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord,(AV) that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord and I will not let Israel go.”(AW)
3 Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Now let us take a three-day journey(AX) into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, or he may strike us with plagues(AY) or with the sword.”
4 But the king of Egypt said, “Moses and Aaron, why are you taking the people away from their labor?(AZ) Get back to your work!” 5 Then Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now numerous,(BA) and you are stopping them from working.”
6 That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers(BB) and overseers in charge of the people: 7 “You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks;(BC) let them go and gather their own straw. 8 But require them to make the same number of bricks as before; don’t reduce the quota.(BD) They are lazy;(BE) that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’(BF) 9 Make the work harder for the people so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies.”
10 Then the slave drivers(BG) and the overseers went out and said to the people, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I will not give you any more straw. 11 Go and get your own straw wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced(BH) at all.’” 12 So the people scattered all over Egypt to gather stubble to use for straw. 13 The slave drivers kept pressing them, saying, “Complete the work required of you for each day, just as when you had straw.” 14 And Pharaoh’s slave drivers beat the Israelite overseers they had appointed,(BI) demanding, “Why haven’t you met your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as before?”
15 Then the Israelite overseers went and appealed to Pharaoh: “Why have you treated your servants this way? 16 Your servants are given no straw, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people.”
17 Pharaoh said, “Lazy, that’s what you are—lazy!(BJ) That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’ 18 Now get to work.(BK) You will not be given any straw, yet you must produce your full quota of bricks.”
19 The Israelite overseers realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You are not to reduce the number of bricks required of you for each day.” 20 When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them, 21 and they said, “May the Lord look on you and judge(BL) you! You have made us obnoxious(BM) to Pharaoh and his officials and have put a sword(BN) in their hand to kill us.”(BO)
God Promises Deliverance
22 Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Why, Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people?(BP) Is this why you sent me? 23 Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and you have not rescued(BQ) your people at all.”
6 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand(BR) he will let them go;(BS) because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.”(BT)
2 God also said to Moses, “I am the Lord.(BU) 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty,[d](BV) but by my name(BW) the Lord[e](BX) I did not make myself fully known to them. 4 I also established my covenant(BY) with them to give them the land(BZ) of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners.(CA) 5 Moreover, I have heard the groaning(CB) of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.(CC)
6 “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.(CD) I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem(CE) you with an outstretched arm(CF) and with mighty acts of judgment.(CG) 7 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God.(CH) Then you will know(CI) that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. 8 And I will bring you to the land(CJ) I swore(CK) with uplifted hand(CL) to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob.(CM) I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.’”(CN)
9 Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor.(CO)
10 Then the Lord said to Moses, 11 “Go, tell(CP) Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his country.”(CQ)
12 But Moses said to the Lord, “If the Israelites will not listen(CR) to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips[f]?”(CS)
Family Record of Moses and Aaron
13 Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he commanded them to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.(CT)
14 These were the heads of their families[g]:(CU)
The sons of Reuben(CV) the firstborn son of Israel were Hanok and Pallu, Hezron and Karmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
15 The sons of Simeon(CW) were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
16 These were the names of the sons of Levi(CX) according to their records: Gershon,(CY) Kohath and Merari.(CZ) Levi lived 137 years.
17 The sons of Gershon, by clans, were Libni and Shimei.(DA)
18 The sons of Kohath(DB) were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.(DC) Kohath lived 133 years.
19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.(DD)
These were the clans of Levi according to their records.
20 Amram(DE) married his father’s sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses.(DF) Amram lived 137 years.
21 The sons of Izhar(DG) were Korah, Nepheg and Zikri.
22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan(DH) and Sithri.
23 Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab(DI) and sister of Nahshon,(DJ) and she bore him Nadab and Abihu,(DK) Eleazar(DL) and Ithamar.(DM)
24 The sons of Korah(DN) were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans.
25 Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas.(DO)
These were the heads of the Levite families, clan by clan.
26 It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “Bring the Israelites out of Egypt(DP) by their divisions.”(DQ) 27 They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh(DR) king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt—this same Moses and Aaron.(DS)
Aaron to Speak for Moses
28 Now when the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt, 29 he said to him, “I am the Lord.(DT) Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you.”
30 But Moses said to the Lord, “Since I speak with faltering lips,(DU) why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
Footnotes
- Exodus 4:6 The Hebrew word for leprous was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
- Exodus 4:24 Hebrew him
- Exodus 4:25 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
- Exodus 6:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai
- Exodus 6:3 See note at 3:15.
- Exodus 6:12 Hebrew I am uncircumcised of lips; also in verse 30
- Exodus 6:14 The Hebrew for families here and in verse 25 refers to units larger than clans.
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