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people won’t listen to me anymore. How can
I expect Pharaoh to listen? I’m such a clumsy
speaker!*”
13 But the Lord spoke to M
oses and A
aron
and gave them orders for the Israelites and
for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. The Lord commanded Moses and Aaron to lead the people
of Israel out of Egypt.
14 These are the ancestors of some of the
clans of Israel:
The sons of Reuben, Israel’s oldest son, were
Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. Their
descendants became the clans of Reuben.
15 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin,
Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. (Shaul’s
mother was a Canaanite woman.) Their
descendants became the clans of Simeon.
16 These are the descendants of Levi, as listed
in their family records: The sons of Levi
were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (Levi
lived to be 137 years old.)
17 The descendants of Gershon included
Libni and Shimei, each of whom became
the ancestor of a clan.
18 The descendants of Kohath included
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. (Kohath
lived to be 133 years old.)
19 The descendants of Merari included
Mahli and Mushi.
These are the clans of the Levites, as listed in
their family records.
20 Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed,
and she gave birth to his sons, Aaron and
Moses. (Amram lived to be 137 years old.)
21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and
Zicri.
22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan,
and Sithri.
23 Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of
Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and
she gave birth to his sons, Nadab, Abihu,
Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and
Abiasaph. Their descendants became the
clans of Korah.
25 Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the
daughters of Putiel, and she gave birth to
his son, Phinehas.
These are the ancestors of the L evite families,
listed according to their clans.
26 The Aaron and M
oses named in this list
are the same ones to whom the Lord said,
“Lead the people of Israel out of the land of
Egypt like an army.” 27 It was Moses and Aaron
who spoke to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt,
about leading the people of Israel out of Egypt.
January 28
28 When the Lord spoke to
Moses in the
land of Egypt, 29 he said to him, “I am the Lord!
Tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, everything I
am telling you.” 30 But Moses argued with the
Lord, saying, “I can’t do it! I’m such a clumsy
speaker! Why should Pharaoh listen to me?”
7:1 Then the Lord said to M
oses, “Pay close
attention to this. I will make you seem like
God to Pharaoh, and your brother, A
aron,
will be your prophet. 2 Tell Aaron everything
I command you, and Aaron must command
Pharaoh to let the people of Israel leave his
country. 3 But I will make Pharaoh’s heart stubborn so I can multiply my miraculous signs
and wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 Even then
Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you. So I will
bring down my fist on Egypt. Then I will rescue
my forces—my people, the Israelites—from
the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment.
5 When I raise my powerful hand and bring out
the Israelites, the Egyptians will know that I
am the Lord.”
6 So M
oses and A
aron did just as the Lord
had commanded them. 7 Moses was eighty
years old, and Aaron was eighty-three when
they made their demands to Pharaoh.
8 Then the Lord said to M
oses and A
aron,
9 “Pharaoh will demand, ‘Show me a miracle.’
When he does this, say to Aaron, ‘Take your
staff and throw it down in front of Pharaoh,
and it will become a serpent.*’”
10 So Moses and A
aron went to Pharaoh and
did what the Lord had commanded them.
Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh
and his officials, and it became a serpent!
11 Then Pharaoh called in his own wise men
and sorcerers, and these Egyptian magicians
did the same thing with their magic. 12 They
threw down their staffs, which also became
serpents! But then A
aron’s staff swallowed
up their staffs. 13 Pharaoh’s heart, however,
remained hard. He still refused to listen, just
as the Lord had predicted.
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s
heart is stubborn,* and he still refuses to let
the people go. 15 So go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes down to the river. Stand on the
bank of the Nile and meet him there. Be sure
to take along the staff that turned into a snake.
16 Then announce to him, ‘The Lord, the God
of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you, “Let
my people go, so they can worship me in the
wilderness.” Until now, you have refused to
listen to him. 17 So this is what the Lord says: “I
will show you that I am the Lord.” Look! I will
strike the water of the Nile with this staff in
my hand, and the river will turn to blood. 18 The
