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Exodus 6

After Moses' first attempt only worsened Israel's labor, God answers discouragement with a chain of seven promises — bring out, rid, redeem, take, be your God, bring in, give — each anchored to the covenant sworn to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God reveals that the patriarchs knew him as God Almighty but not by his name the LORD. Watch the human resistance: the people won't listen 'for anguish of spirit,' and Moses twice protests his 'uncircumcised lips.' The chapter then halts to insert a Levite genealogy before resuming the commission.

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Exodus 6 (WEB)

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The LORD said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh, for by a strong hand he shall let them go, and by a strong hand he shall drive them out of his land.”
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God spoke to Moses, and said to him, “I am the LORD.
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I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name the LORD I was not known to them.
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I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their travels, in which they lived as aliens.
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Moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant.
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Therefore tell the children of Israel, ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments.
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I will take you to myself for a people. I will be your God; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
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I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage: I am the LORD.’”
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Moses spoke so to the children of Israel, but they didn’t listen to Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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“Go in, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.”
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Moses spoke before the LORD, saying, “Behold, the children of Israel haven’t listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, when I have uncircumcised lips?”
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The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and gave them a command to the children of Israel, and to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
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These are the heads of their fathers’ houses. The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.
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The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon.
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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 one hundred thirty-seven years.
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The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.
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The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred thirty-three years.
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The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
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Amram took Jochebed his father’s sister to himself as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. The years of the life of Amram were one hundred thirty-seven years.
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The sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
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The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
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Aaron took Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.
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Eleazar Aaron’s son took one of the daughters of Putiel as his wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites according to their families.
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These are that Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.”
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These are those who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are that Moses and Aaron.
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On the day when the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,
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The LORD said to Moses, “I am the LORD. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I tell you.”
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Moses said before the LORD, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh listen to me?”

Êxodo 6 (WPB)

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O SENHOR disse a Moisés: “Agora você verá o que farei a Faraó; pois por mão forte ele os deixará ir, e por mão forte ele os expulsará de sua terra.”
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Deus falou a Moisés, e lhe disse: “Eu sou o SENHOR.
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Apareci a Abraão, a Isaque e a Jacó, como Deus Todo-Poderoso; mas pelo meu nome, o SENHOR , não fui conhecido por eles.
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Também estabeleci a minha aliança com eles, para lhes dar a terra de Canaã, a terra de suas peregrinações, na qual viveram como estrangeiros.
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Além disso, ouvi o gemido dos filhos de Israel, a quem os egípcios mantêm em escravidão, e me lembrei da minha aliança.
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Portanto, diga aos filhos de Israel: 'Eu sou o SENHOR, e os tirarei de debaixo das cargas dos egípcios, os livrarei da sua escravidão, e os resgatarei com braço estendido e com grandes juízos.
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Eu os tomarei para mim como povo. Eu serei o seu Deus; e vocês saberão que eu sou o SENHOR, o seu Deus, que os tira de debaixo das cargas dos egípcios.
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Eu os levarei para a terra que jurei dar a Abraão, a Isaque e a Jacó; e a darei a vocês como herança: Eu sou o SENHOR.'”
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Moisés falou assim aos filhos de Israel, mas eles não deram ouvidos a Moisés, por causa da angústia de espírito e da cruel escravidão.
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O SENHOR falou a Moisés, dizendo:
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“Vá e fale com Faraó, rei do Egito, para que deixe os filhos de Israel saírem da sua terra.”
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Moisés falou perante o SENHOR, dizendo: “Eis que os filhos de Israel não me deram ouvidos. Como, então, Faraó me ouvirá, sendo eu de lábios incircuncisos?”
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O SENHOR falou a Moisés e a Arão, e deu-lhes uma ordem para os filhos de Israel e para Faraó, rei do Egito, a fim de tirar os filhos de Israel da terra do Egito.
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Estes são os chefes das casas de seus pais. Os filhos de Rúben, o primogênito de Israel: Enoque, Palu, Hezrom e Carmi; estas são as famílias de Rúben.
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Os filhos de Simeão: Jemuel, Jamim, Oade, Jaquim, Zoar e Saul, filho de uma mulher cananeia; estas são as famílias de Simeão.
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Estes são os nomes dos filhos de Levi, de acordo com as suas gerações: Gérson, Coate e Merari; e os anos da vida de Levi foram cento e trinta e sete anos.
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Os filhos de Gérson: Libni e Simei, de acordo com as suas famílias.
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Os filhos de Coate: Anrão, Isar, Hebrom e Uziel; e os anos da vida de Coate foram cento e trinta e três anos.
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Os filhos de Merari: Mali e Musi. Estas são as famílias dos levitas, de acordo com as suas gerações.
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Anrão tomou por mulher a Joquebede, irmã de seu pai; e ela lhe deu à luz Arão e Moisés. Os anos da vida de Anrão foram cento e trinta e sete anos.
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Os filhos de Isar: Corá, Nefegue e Zicri.
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Os filhos de Uziel: Misael, Elzafã e Sitri.
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Arão tomou por mulher a Eliseba, filha de Aminadabe, irmã de Naassom; e ela lhe deu à luz Nadabe e Abiú, Eleazar e Itamar.
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Os filhos de Corá: Assir, Elcana e Abiasafe; estas são as famílias dos coraítas.
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Eleazar, filho de Arão, tomou por mulher uma das filhas de Putiel; e ela lhe deu à luz Fineias. Estes são os chefes das casas dos pais dos levitas, de acordo com as suas famílias.
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São estes Arão e Moisés a quem o SENHOR disse: “Tirem os filhos de Israel da terra do Egito, segundo os seus exércitos.”
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Foram eles que falaram a Faraó, rei do Egito, para tirar os filhos de Israel do Egito. São estes Moisés e Arão.
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No dia em que o SENHOR falou a Moisés na terra do Egito,
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O SENHOR disse a Moisés: “Eu sou o SENHOR. Diga a Faraó, rei do Egito, tudo o que eu lhe digo.”
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Moisés disse perante o SENHOR: “Eis que sou de lábios incircuncisos; como, então, Faraó me ouvirá?”

Why a family tree interrupts the rescue

The genealogy in verses 14-25 traces only Reuben, Simeon, and Levi, then stops once it reaches Aaron and Moses — and their cousin Korah and Aaron's grandson Phinehas, names that matter later. It establishes the credentials of the two men 'to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel.'

Verses 28-30 deliberately rewind to Moses' objection, so chapter 7 can pick up the thread of the commission exactly where the list interrupted it.

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