Revised Version 1895

Exodus 6:1-21

1And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258shalt thouseeתִרְאֶ֔הtir.'EhH7200whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I willdoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213toPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֑הle.far.'OhH6547: for by astrongחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handבְיָ֤דve.YadH3027shall heletH7971themgoיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔םye.sha.le.ChemH7971, and by astrongחֲזָקָ֔הcha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֣דu.ve.YadH3027shall hedriveיְגָרְשֵׁ֖םye.ga.re.ShemH1644themoutH7971of hislandמֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃ סme.'ar.TzoH776.

2AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I amJEHOVAHיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

3and Iappearedוָאֵרָ֗אva.'e.Ra'H7200untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85, untoIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327, and untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290, asGodבְּאֵ֣לbe.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדָּ֑יsha.DaiH7706, but by mynameוּשְׁמִ֣יu.she.MiH8034JEHOVAHיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068I wasnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808knownנוֹדַ֖עְתִּיno.Da'.tiH3045to them.

4And I have alsoestablishedהֲקִמֹ֤תִיha.ki.Mo.tiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285with them, togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of theirsojourningsמְגֻרֵיהֶ֖םme.gu.rei.HemH4033,whereinאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theysojournedH4033.

5Andmoreoverוְגַ֣ם׀ve.GamH1571I haveheardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085thegroaningנַאֲקַת֙na.'a.KatH5009of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714keepH5647inbondageH5647; and I haverememberedוָאֶזְכֹּ֖רva.'ez.KorH2142mycovenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285.

6Whereforesayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559unto thechildrenלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478, I amJehovahיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, and I willbringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֣יve.ho.tze.TiH3318youאֶתְכֶ֗ם'et.KhemH853outH3318fromunderמִתַּ֙חַת֙mi.Ta.chatH8478theburdensסִבְלֹ֣תsiv.LotH5450of theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and I will ridyouאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853outH3318of theirbondageמֵעֲבֹדָתָ֑םme.'a.vo.da.TamH5656, and I willredeemוְגָאַלְתִּ֤יve.ga.'al.TiH1350youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853with astretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186outH3318armבִּזְר֣וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220, and withgreatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419judgmentsוּבִשְׁפָטִ֖יםu.vish.fa.TimH8201:

7and I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947youH3588tomeאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589for apeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971, and I will be toyouH3588aGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430: and ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045that I amJehovahיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430, which bringethyouH3588outהַמּוֹצִ֣יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318fromunderמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478theburdensסִבְל֥וֹתsiv.LotH5450of theEgyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8And I willbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֤יve.he.ve.TiH935youH834in unto thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776concerningwhichH834Iliftedנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiH5375upH5375myhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027togiveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414it toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85, toIsaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327, and toJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290; and I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414ityouH834for an heritage: I amJehovahיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872spakesoכֵּ֖ןkenH3651unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: but they hearkenednotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872for anguish ofspiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307, and forcruelקָשָֽׁה׃ פka.ShahH7186bondageוּמֵעֲבֹדָ֖הu.me.'a.vo.DahH5656.

10And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Goבֹּ֣אbo'H935in,speakדַבֵּ֔רda.BerH1696untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, that heletH7971thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478goH935outH7971of hislandמֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃me.'ar.TzoH776.

12AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872spakebeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hearkened untomeH413;howוְאֵיךְ֙ve.'eiKhH349then shallPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547hearH8085meH413, who am ofuncircumcisedעֲרַ֥ל'a.RalH6189lipsשְׂפָתָֽיִם׃ פse.fa.Ta.yimH8193?

13And theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and untoAaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175, andgaveH6680them achargeH6680unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, tobringלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

14Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428are theheadsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of theirfathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1housesבֵית־veit-H1004: thesonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֜ןre.'u.VenH7205thefirstbornבְּכֹ֣רbe.KhorH1060ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Hanochחֲנ֤וֹךְcha.NokhH2585, andPalluוּפַלּוּא֙u.fa.Lu'H6396,Hezronחֶצְר֣וֹןchetz.RonH2696, andCarmiוְכַרְמִ֔יve.khar.MiH3756:theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428are thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940ofReubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205.

15And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofSimeonשִׁמְע֗וֹןshim.'onH8095;Jemuelיְמוּאֵ֨לye.mu.'ElH3223, andJaminוְיָמִ֤יןve.ya.MinH3226, andOhadוְאֹ֙הַד֙ve.'O.hadH161, andJachinוְיָכִ֣יןve.ya.KhinH3199, andZoharוְצֹ֔חַרve.Tzo.charH6714, andShaulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a Canaanitish woman:theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428are thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940ofSimeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095.

16Andtheseוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are thenamesשְׁמ֤וֹתshe.MotH8034of thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878according to theirgenerationsלְתֹ֣לְדֹתָ֔םle.To.le.do.TamH8435;Gershonגֵּרְשׁ֕וֹןge.re.ShonH1648, andKohathוּקְהָ֖תu.ke.HatH6955, andMerariוּמְרָרִ֑יu.me.ra.RiH4847: and theyearsוּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.NeiH8141of thelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416ofLeviH3878were anhundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andsevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

17Thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁ֛וֹןge.re.ShonH1648;Libniלִבְנִ֥יliv.NiH3845andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֖יve.shim.'IH8096, according to theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

18And thesonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofKohathקְהָ֔תke.HatH6955;Amramעַמְרָ֣ם'am.RamH6019, andIzharוְיִצְהָ֔רve.yitz.HarH3324, andHebronוְחֶבְר֖וֹןve.chev.RonH2275, andUzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵ֑לve.'u.zi.'ElH5816: and theyearsוּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.NeiH8141of thelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416ofKohathקְהָ֔תke.HatH6955were anhundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andthreeשָׁלֹ֧שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

19And thesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֖יme.ra.RiH4847;Mahliמַחְלִ֣יmach.LiH4249andMushiוּמוּשִׁ֑יu.mu.ShiH4187.Theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428are thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of theLevitesהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3878according to theirgenerationsלְתֹלְדֹתָֽם׃le.to.le.do.TamH8435.

20AndAmramעַמְרָ֜ם'am.RamH6019tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947himJochebedיוֹכֶ֤בֶדyo.Khe.vedH3115hisfather’sH1733sisterH1733towifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802; and she bare himAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175andMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872: and theyearsוּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.NeiH8141of thelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416ofAmramעַמְרָ֔ם'am.RamH6019were anhundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andsevenשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

21And thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIzharיִצְהָ֑רyitz.HarH3324;Korahקֹ֥רַחKo.rachH7141, andNephegוָנֶ֖פֶגva.Ne.fegH5298, andZichriוְזִכְרִֽי׃ve.zikh.RiH2147.

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