Exodus 6

1 and to say LORD to(wards) Moses now to see: see which to make: do to/for Pharaoh for in/on/with hand: power strong to send: depart them and in/on/with hand: power strong to drive out: drive out them from land: country/planet his

Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Now you will see what I will do to the king [and his people]. I will powerfully [MTY] compel him to let my people go. In fact, by my power [MTY] [I will force] him to expel them from his land!”

2 and to speak: speak God to(wards) Moses and to say to(wards) him I LORD

God also said to Moses/me, “I am Yahweh.

3 and to see: see to(wards) Abraham to(wards) Isaac and to(wards) Jacob in/on/with God Almighty and name my LORD not to know to/for them

I am the one who appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and [told them that I] was God Almighty, but I did not [tell] them that my name [was Yahweh].

4 and also to arise: establish [obj] covenant my with them to/for to give: give to/for them [obj] land: country/planet Canaan [obj] land: country/planet sojourning their which to sojourn in/on/with her

I also made my solemn agreement with them, promising to give them the Canaan region. That was the area in which they were living as foreigners.

5 and also I to hear: hear [obj] groan son: descendant/people Israel which Egypt to serve [obj] them and to remember [obj] covenant my

Furthermore, I have heard the Israeli people as they were groaning [because of the hard work that] the Egyptians forced them to do as their slaves. I have thought about that solemn promise [that I made].

6 to/for so to say to/for son: descendant/people Israel I LORD and to come out: send [obj] you from underneath: under burden Egypt and to rescue [obj] you from service their and to redeem: redeem [obj] you in/on/with arm to stretch and in/on/with judgment great: large

So tell the Israeli people that [I said this: ] ‘I am Yahweh. I will free you from the burdens [of heavy work] that the Egyptians [have given you]. I will free you from being their slaves. With my great power [MTY] and by punishing them [MTY] very severely, I will save you.

7 and to take: take [obj] you to/for me to/for people and to be to/for you to/for God and to know for I LORD God your [the] to come out: send [obj] you from underneath: under burden Egypt

I will cause you to be my own people, and I will be your God, [the one you worship]. You will truly know that I, Yahweh your God, am the one who has freed you from the burdens [of work as slaves] of the Egyptians.

8 and to come (in): bring [obj] you to(wards) [the] land: country/planet which to lift: vow [obj] hand: vow my to/for to give: give [obj] her to/for Abraham to/for Isaac and to/for Jacob and to give: give [obj] her to/for you possession I LORD

And I will bring you to the land that I solemnly promised to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. You will possess it [forever]. I, Yahweh, am [promising this].’”

9 and to speak: speak Moses so to(wards) son: descendant/people Israel and not to hear: hear to(wards) Moses from shortness spirit and from service severe

Moses/I told that to the Israeli people, but they did not believe what he/I said. They were very discouraged [IDM] because of the hard work [that they had been forced to do as slaves].

10 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say

Yahweh said to Moses/me,

11 to come (in): come to speak: speak to(wards) Pharaoh king Egypt and to send: let go [obj] son: descendant/people Israel from land: country/planet his

“Go and tell the king of Egypt [again] that he must allow the Israeli people to leave his land!”

12 and to speak: speak Moses to/for face: before LORD to/for to say look! son: descendant/people Israel not to hear: hear to(wards) me and how? to hear: hear me Pharaoh and I uncircumcised lips

But Moses/I said to Yahweh, “Listen [to what I am saying]. [Even] the Israeli people have not paid attention to what I [told them]. But I am a poor speaker. [MET, MTY] So (why should the king pay attention to what I tell him?/the king will certainly not pay attention to what I [tell him]!)” [RHQ]

13 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses and to(wards) Aaron and to command them to(wards) son: descendant/people Israel and to(wards) Pharaoh king Egypt to/for to come out: send [obj] son: descendant/people Israel from land: country/planet Egypt

But Yahweh spoke to Aaron and Moses/me and commanded them/us, “Tell the Israeli people and the king of Egypt that I have [commissioned you two] to lead the Israeli people out of Egypt.”

14 these head: leader house: household father their son: child Reuben firstborn Israel Hanoch and Pallu Hezron and Carmi these family Reuben

(Here is/I will now give you) a list of the ancestors of [Moses/me and Aaron]: The sons of Reuben, who was Jacob’s oldest son, [were] Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. They were [ancestors of] the clans [that have those same names].

15 and son: child Simeon Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul son: child [the] Canaanitess these family Simeon

The sons of Simeon [were] Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul. Shaul’s mother was a woman from the Canaan people-group. Those men also were [ancestors of] clans [that have those same names].

16 and these name son: child Levi to/for generation their Gershon and Kohath and Merari and year life Levi seven and thirty and hundred year

These are the names of the sons of Levi, in the order in which they were born: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi was 137 years old [when he died].

17 son: child Gershon Libni and Shimei to/for family their

The sons of Gershon [were] Libni and Shimei. They were ancestors of clans that have those names.

18 and son: child Kohath Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel and year life Kohath three and thirty and hundred year

The sons of Kohath [were] Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath was 133 years old [when he died].

19 and son: child Merari Mahli and Mushi these family [the] Levi to/for generation their

The sons of Merari [were] Mahli and Mushi. All of those people whose names [I have listed] belonged to tribes/clans descended from Levi, in the order in which they were born.

20 and to take: marry Amram [obj] Jochebed aunt his to/for him to/for woman: wife and to beget to/for him [obj] Aaron and [obj] Moses and year life Amram seven and thirty and hundred year

Amram married his father’s sister, Jochebed. She was the mother of Aaron and Moses/me. Amram was 137 years old [when he died].

21 and son: child Izhar Korah and Nepheg and Zichri

The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.

22 and son: child Uzziel Mishael and Elizaphan and Sithri

The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.

23 and to take: marry Aaron [obj] Elisheba daughter Amminadab sister Nahshon to/for him to/for woman: wife and to beget to/for him [obj] Nadab and [obj] Abihu [obj] Eleazar and [obj] Ithamar

Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon. Elisheba gave birth to [four sons]: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

24 and son: child Korah Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph these family [the] Korahite

The sons of Korah [were] Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. They were the ancestors of the Korah people-group.

25 and Eleazar son: child Aaron to take: marry to/for him from daughter Putiel to/for him to/for woman: wife and to beget to/for him [obj] Phinehas these head: leader father [the] Levi to/for family their

Aaron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she gave birth to Phinehas. [That ends the list of] the families and clans that were descended from Levi.

26 he/she/it Aaron and Moses which to say LORD to/for them to come out: send [obj] son: descendant/people Israel from land: country/planet Egypt upon army their

Aaron and Moses/I were the ones to whom Yahweh said, “Lead all the families and clans of the Israeli people out of Egypt.”

27 they(masc.) [the] to speak: speak to(wards) Pharaoh king Egypt to/for to come out: send [obj] son: descendant/people Israel from Egypt he/she/it Moses and Aaron

They/We were the ones who spoke to the king of Egypt about bringing the Israeli people out of Egypt.

28 and to be in/on/with day to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses in/on/with land: country/planet Egypt

On the day that Yahweh spoke to Moses/me in Egypt,

29 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say I LORD to speak: speak to(wards) Pharaoh king Egypt [obj] all which I to speak: speak to(wards) you

he said, “I am Yahweh. You must tell the king everything that I say to you.”

30 and to say Moses to/for face: before LORD look! I uncircumcised lips and how? to hear: hear to(wards) me Pharaoh

But Moses/I said to Yahweh, “Listen to me. I am not a good speaker. [MET, MTY] So (the king will certainly not pay attention to what I say/why should the king pay attention to what I tell him?)!” [RHQ]