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12 And Moses spoke before Yahweh, saying, “Look, the Israelites[a] do not listen to me, and how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am a poor speaker?”[b] 13 And Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and he commanded them to go to the Israelites[c] and to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites[d] out from the land of Egypt.

The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron

14 These are the heads of their families.[e]

The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, are Enoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These are the clans of Reuben.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 6:12 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  2. Exodus 6:12 Literally “uncircumcised of lips”
  3. Exodus 6:13 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  4. Exodus 6:13 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  5. Exodus 6:14 Literally “the house of their fathers”

12 But Moses said to the Lord, “If the Israelites will not listen(A) to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips[a]?”(B)

Family Record of Moses and Aaron

13 Now 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.(C)

14 These were the heads of their families[b]:(D)

The sons of Reuben(E) the firstborn son of Israel were Hanok and Pallu, Hezron and Karmi. These were the clans of Reuben.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 6:12 Hebrew I am uncircumcised of lips; also in verse 30
  2. Exodus 6:14 The Hebrew for families here and in verse 25 refers to units larger than clans.