3. But when I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, I came as God All-Powerful and did not use my name.
4. I made an agreement and promised them the land of Canaan, where they were living as foreigners.
5. Now I have seen how the people of Israel are suffering because of the Egyptians, and I will keep my promise.
6. Here is my message for Israel: “I am the Lord! And with my mighty power I will punish the Egyptians and free you from slavery.
7. I will accept you as my people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I was the one who rescued you from the Egyptians.
8. I will bring you into the land that I solemnly promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and it will be yours. I am the Lord!”
9. When Moses told this to the Israelites, they were too discouraged and ill-treated to believe him.
10. Then the Lord told Moses
11. to demand that the king of Egypt let the Israelites leave.
12. But Moses replied, “I'm not a powerful speaker. If the Israelites won't listen to me, why should the king of Egypt?”
13. But the Lord sent Aaron and Moses with a message for the Israelites and for the king; he also ordered Aaron and Moses to free the people from Egypt.
14. The following men were the heads of their ancestral clans:The sons of Reuben, Jacob's eldest son, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
15. The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
16. Levi lived to be one hundred and thirty-seven; his sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
17. Gershon's sons were Libni and Shimei.
18. Kohath lived to be one hundred and thirty-three; his sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.