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Exodus 6

Jewish Publication Society 1917 · Torah

Exodus chapter 6 — part of the Torah in the Jewish Bible. In the classic JPS 1917 translation it opens: “And HaShem said unto Moses: 'Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh; for by a strong hand shall he let them go, and…” — the complete text of all 30 verses is below, free to read online.

1And HaShem said unto Moses: 'Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh; for by a strong hand shall he let them go, and by a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.'

2And G-d spoke unto Moses, and said unto him: 'I am HaShem;

3and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as G-d Almighty, but by My name "HaShem" I made Me not known to them.

4And I have also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings, wherein they sojourned.

5And moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered My covenant.

6Wherefore say unto the children of Israel: I am HaShem, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments;

7and I will take you to Me for a people, and I will be to you a G-d; and ye shall know that I am HaShem your G-d, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

8And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning which I lifted up My hand to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for a heritage: I am HaShem.'

9And Moses spoke so unto the children of Israel; but they hearkened not unto Moses for impatience of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

10And HaShem spoke unto Moses, saying:

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

12And Moses spoke before HaShem, saying: 'Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?'

13And HaShem spoke 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.

14These are the heads of their fathers' houses: the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. These are the families of Reuben.

15And the sons 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.

16And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon and Kohath, and Merari. And the years of the life of Levi were a hundred thirty and seven years.

17The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.

18And the sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. And the years of the life of Kohath were a hundred thirty and three years.

19And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.

20And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty and seven years.

21And the sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

22And the sons of Uzziel: Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Sithri.

23And Aaron took him Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, to wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

24And the sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.

25And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites according to their families.

26These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom HaShem said: 'Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their hosts.'

27These are they that spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are that Moses and Aaron.

28And it came to pass on the day when HaShem spoke unto Moses in the land of Egypt,

29that HaShem spoke unto Moses, saying: 'I am HaShem; speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak unto thee.'

30And Moses said before HaShem: 'Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?'

30 verses · JPS 1917 (public domain)

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