Exodus 6:12-30

12But Moses said to the Lord, ‘Look! Even the Israelites have not listened to me. So Pharaoh certainly will not listen to me. You know that I do not speak well.’

13Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites, and about Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. He commanded Moses and Aaron to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.

14These were the leaders of their family clans: Israel's firstborn son was Reuben. Reuben's sons were: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were Reuben's family clans.

15The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul. Shaul was the son of a Canaanite woman. These were Simeon's family clans.

16These are the names of the sons of Levi, from the oldest to the youngest: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi himself lived for 137 years.

17The sons of Gershon and their clans: Libni and Shimei.

18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived for 133 years.

19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These were the family clans of Levi, from the oldest to the youngest.

20Amram married Jochebed, his father's sister. Aaron and Moses were their sons. Amram lived for 137 years.

21The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg and Zikri.

22The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.

23Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon. Elisheba's children were: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

24The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were Korah's family clans.

25Aaron's son, Eleazar, married one of Putiel's daughters. Phinehas was their son. These were the leaders of the Levite family clans.

26This shows us the ancestors of Aaron and Moses. They were the men to whom the Lord spoke. He said to them, ‘Lead the Israelites out of Egypt. Lead them out in their families and clans, like an army.’

27Moses and Aaron were the men who spoke to Pharaoh, king of Egypt. They told him that the Israelites would leave Egypt. They were the same Moses and Aaron as we read about in the list of Israelite families.

28When the Lord spoke to Moses in the country of Egypt,

29he said, ‘I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh, king of Egypt, everything that I say to you.’

30But Moses said, ‘You know that I do not speak well. Pharaoh will not listen to me.’