Exodus 6

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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)

²God also said to Moses, “I am the Lord.^(D) ³I 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. ⁴I also established my covenant^(H) with them to give them the land^(I) of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners.^(J) ⁵Moreover, 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) ⁷I 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. ⁸And 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)

⁹Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor.^(X)

¹⁰Then the Lord said to Moses, ¹¹“Go, tell^(Y) Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his country.”^(Z)

¹²But 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

¹³Now 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)

¹⁴These 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.

¹⁵The sons of Simeon^(AF) were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.

¹⁶These were the names of the sons of Levi^(AG) according to their records: Gershon,^(AH) Kohath and Merari.^(AI) Levi lived 137 years.

¹⁷The sons of Gershon, by clans, were Libni and Shimei.^(AJ)

¹⁸The sons of Kohath^(AK) were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.^(AL) Kohath lived 133 years.

¹⁹The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.^(AM)

These were the clans of Levi according to their records.

²⁰Amram^(AN) married his father’s sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses.^(AO) Amram lived 137 years.

²¹The sons of Izhar^(AP) were Korah, Nepheg and Zikri.

²²The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan^(AQ) and Sithri.

²³Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab^(AR) and sister of Nahshon,^(AS) and she bore him Nadab and Abihu,^(AT) Eleazar^(AU) and Ithamar.^(AV)

²⁴The sons of Korah^(AW) were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans.

²⁵Eleazar 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.

²⁶It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “Bring the Israelites out of Egypt^(AY) by their divisions.”^(AZ) ²⁷They 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

²⁸Now when the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt, ²⁹he said to him, “I am the Lord.^(BC) Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you.”

³⁰But 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.

Job 23

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Job

23 Then Job replied:

²“Even today my complaint^(A) is bitter;^(B)
    his hand^[a] is heavy in spite of^[b] my groaning.^(C)
³If only I knew where to find him;
    if only I could go to his dwelling!^(D)
⁴I would state my case^(E) before him
    and fill my mouth with arguments.^(F)
⁵I would find out what he would answer me,^(G)
    and consider what he would say to me.
⁶Would he vigorously oppose me?^(H)
    No, he would not press charges against me.^(I)
⁷There the upright^(J) can establish their innocence before him,^(K)
    and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.^(L)

⁸“But if I go to the east, he is not there;
    if I go to the west, I do not find him.
⁹When he is at work in the north, I do not see him;
    when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.^(M)
¹⁰But he knows the way that I take;^(N)
    when he has tested me,^(O) I will come forth as gold.^(P)
¹¹My feet have closely followed his steps;^(Q)
    I have kept to his way without turning aside.^(R)
¹²I have not departed from the commands of his lips;^(S)
    I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.^(T)

¹³“But he stands alone, and who can oppose him?^(U)
    He does whatever he pleases.^(V)
¹⁴He carries out his decree against me,
    and many such plans he still has in store.^(W)
¹⁵That is why I am terrified before him;^(X)
    when I think of all this, I fear him.^(Y)
¹⁶God has made my heart faint;^(Z)
    the Almighty^(AA) has terrified me.^(AB)
¹⁷Yet I am not silenced by the darkness,^(AC)
    by the thick darkness that covers my face.

Footnotes

Job 23:2 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew / the hand on me
Job 23:2 Or heavy on me in

Psalm 54

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Psalm 54^[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil^[b] of David. When the Ziphites^(A) had gone to Saul and said, “Is not David hiding among us?”

¹Save me^(B), O God, by your name;^(C)
vindicate me by your might.^(D)
²Hear my prayer, O God;^(E)
listen to the words of my mouth.

³Arrogant foes are attacking me;^(F)
ruthless people^(G) are trying to kill me^(H)—
people without regard for God.^[c]^(I)

⁴Surely God is my help;^(J)
the Lord is the one who sustains me.^(K)

⁵Let evil recoil^(L) on those who slander me;
in your faithfulness^(M) destroy them.

⁶I will sacrifice a freewill offering^(N) to you;
I will praise^(O) your name, Lord, for it is good.^(P)
⁷You have delivered me^(Q) from all my troubles,
and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.^(R)