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Exodus 6
English Standard Version
Exodus 6
English Standard Version
God Promises Deliverance
6 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 (A)a strong hand he will (B)drive them out of his land.”
2 God spoke to Moses and said to him, (C)“I am the Lord. 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as (D)God Almighty,[a] but by my name the (E)Lord I did not make myself known to them. 4 (F)I also established my covenant with them (G)to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived as sojourners. 5 Moreover, (H)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, (I)‘I am the Lord, and (J)I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and (K)I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. 7 I (L)will take you to be my people, and (M)I will be your God, and you shall know that (N)I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out (O)from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 8 I will bring you into (P)the land that I (Q)swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you for a possession. (R)I am the Lord.’” 9 Moses spoke thus to the people of Israel, but they (S)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 (AA)sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their generations. 20 (AB)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 (AC)The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. 22 The (AD)sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. 23 Aaron took as his wife Elisheba, the daughter of (AE)Amminadab and the sister of (AF)Nahshon, and she bore him (AG)Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 24 The (AH)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 (AI)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 (AJ)to whom the Lord said: “Bring out the people of Israel from the land of Egypt (AK)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, (AL)“I am the Lord; (AM)tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.” 30 But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, (AN)I am of uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me?”
Footnotes
- Exodus 6:3 Hebrew El Shaddai
Exodus 6
New International Version
Exodus 6
New International Version
6 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand(A) he will let them go;(B) because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.”(C)
2 God also said to Moses, “I am the Lord.(D) 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty,[a](E) but by my name(F) the Lord[b](G) I did not make myself fully known to them. 4 I also established my covenant(H) with them to give them the land(I) of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners.(J) 5 Moreover, I have heard the groaning(K) of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.(L)
6 “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.(M) I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem(N) you with an outstretched arm(O) and with mighty acts of judgment.(P) 7 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God.(Q) Then you will know(R) 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(S) I swore(T) with uplifted hand(U) to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob.(V) I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.’”(W)
9 Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor.(X)
10 Then the Lord said to Moses, 11 “Go, tell(Y) Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his country.”(Z)
12 But Moses said to the Lord, “If the Israelites will not listen(AA) to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips[c]?”(AB)
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.(AC)
14 These were the heads of their families[d]:(AD)
The sons of Reuben(AE) the firstborn son of Israel were Hanok and Pallu, Hezron and Karmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
15 The sons of Simeon(AF) 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(AG) according to their records: Gershon,(AH) Kohath and Merari.(AI) Levi lived 137 years.
17 The sons of Gershon, by clans, were Libni and Shimei.(AJ)
18 The sons of Kohath(AK) were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.(AL) Kohath lived 133 years.
19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.(AM)
These were the clans of Levi according to their records.
20 Amram(AN) married his father’s sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses.(AO) Amram lived 137 years.
21 The sons of Izhar(AP) were Korah, Nepheg and Zikri.
22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan(AQ) and Sithri.
23 Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab(AR) and sister of Nahshon,(AS) and she bore him Nadab and Abihu,(AT) Eleazar(AU) and Ithamar.(AV)
24 The sons of Korah(AW) 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.(AX)
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(AY) by their divisions.”(AZ) 27 They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh(BA) king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt—this same Moses and Aaron.(BB)
Aaron to Speak for Moses
28 Now when the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt, 29 he said to him, “I am the Lord.(BC) Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you.”
30 But Moses said to the Lord, “Since I speak with faltering lips,(BD) why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
Footnotes
- 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.
Esodo 6
La Nuova Diodati
Esodo 6
La Nuova Diodati
6 L'Eterno disse a Mosè: «Ora vedrai che cosa farò al Faraone; poiché costretto da una mano potente li lascerà andare; sì, costretto da una mano potente li caccerà dal suo paese».
2 DIO parlò quindi a Mosè e gli disse: «Io sono l'Eterno,
3 e sono apparso ad Abrahamo, a Isacco e a Giacobbe, come Dio onnipotente; ma non mi ero mai fatto conoscere da loro con il mio nome di Eterno.
4 Ho pure stabilito con loro il mio patto, promettendo di dar loro il paese di Canaan, il paese dove soggiornarono come stranieri.
5 Ho pure udito il lamento dei figli d'Israele che gli Egiziani tengono in schiavitú e mi sono ricordato del mio patto.
6 Perciò di' ai figli d'Israele: "Io sono l'Eterno; vi sottrarrò dai duri lavori imposti su di voi dagli Egiziani, vi libererò dalla loro schiavitú e vi riscatterò con braccio steso e con grandi castighi.
7 Vi prenderò per mio popolo, e sarò il vostro DIO; e voi conoscerete che io sono l'Eterno, il vostro DIO, che vi sottrae ai duri lavori impostivi dagli Egiziani.
8 E vi farò entrare nel paese, che giurai di dare ad Abrahamo, a Isacco e a Giacobbe; e ve lo darò in eredità. Io sono l'Eterno"».
9 Così parlò Mosè ai figli d'Israele; ma essi non diedero ascolto a Mosè, per l'angoscia di spirito e per la dura schiavitú.
10 L'Eterno parlò ancora a Mosè, dicendo:
11 Va
12 Ma Mosè parlò davanti all'Eterno e disse: «Ecco, i figli d'Israele non mi hanno dato ascolto; come dunque potrebbe Faraone ascoltare me, che sono incirconciso di labbra?».
13 Ma l'Eterno parlò a Mosè e ad Aaronne e comandò loro di andare dai figli d'Israele e dal Faraone re d'Egitto, per far uscire i figli d'Israele dal paese d'Egitto.
14 Questi sono i capi delle loro famiglie. I figli di Ruben, il primogenito d'Israele furono: Hanok e Pallu, Hetsron e Karmi. Queste furono le famiglie di Ruben.
15 I figli di Simeone furono: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Tsohar e Saul, figlio della Cananea. Queste furono le famiglie di Simeone.
16 Questi sono i nomi dei figli di Levi, secondo le loro generazioni: Ghershom, Kehath e Merari. E gli anni della vita di Levi furono centotrentasette.
17 I figli di Ghershom furono: Libni e Scimei. con le loro famiglie.
18 I figli di Kehath furono: Amram, Jitshar, Hebron e Uzziel. E gli anni della vita di Kehath furono centotrentatre.
19 I figli di Merari furono: Mahli e Musci. Queste furono le famiglie dei Leviti secondo le loro generazioni.
20 Or Amram prese in moglie Jokebeda, sorella di suo padre; ed ella gli partorì Aaronne e Mosè. E gli anni della vita di Amram furono centotrentasette.
21 I figli di Itshar furono: Kore, Nefeg e Zicri.
22 I figli di Uziel furono: Mishael, Eltsafan e Sitri.
23 Aaronne prese in moglie Elisceba, figlia di Amminadab, sorella di Nahashon; ed ella gli partorì Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar e Ithamar.
24 I figli di Kore furono: Assir, Elkanah e Abiasaf. Queste furono le famiglie di Kore.
25 Eleazar, figlio di Aaronne, prese in moglie una delle figlie di Putiel; ed ella gli partorì Fineas. Questi furono i capi dei padri dei Leviti nelle loro famiglie.
26 E questi sono lo stesso Aaronne e Mosè, ai quali l'Eterno disse: «Fate uscire i figli d'Israele dal paese d'Egitto, secondo le loro schiere».
27 Essi sono quelli che parlarono al Faraone re d'Egitto per far uscire i figli d'Israele dall'Egitto; essi sono o stesso Mosè ed Aaronne.
28 Or avvenne nel giorno in cui l'Eterno parlò a Mosè nel paese d'Egitto,
29 che l'Eterno parlò a Mosè e disse: «Io sono l'Eterno! Di' al Faraone, re d'Egitto, tutto quello che io ti dico».
30 Mosè allora rispose davanti all'Eterno: «Ecco, io sono incirconciso di labbra; come potrà quindi il Faraone ascoltarmi».
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