7. I will make you my own people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am the Lord your God. I am the One who saves you from the hard work the Egyptians force you to do.
8. I will lead you to the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I will give you that land to own. I am the Lord.’”
9. So Moses told this to the people of Israel. But they would not listen to him. They were discouraged, and their slavery was hard.
10. Then the Lord said to Moses,
11. “Go tell the king of Egypt that he must let the Israelites leave his land.”
12. But Moses answered, “The Israelites will not listen to me. So surely the king will not listen to me, either. I am not a good speaker.”
13. But the Lord told Moses and Aaron to talk to the king. He commanded them to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
14. These are the leaders of the families of Israel:Israel’s first son, Reuben, had four sons. They were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These are the family groups of Reuben.
15. Simeon’s sons were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul. Shaul was the son of a Canaanite woman. These are the family groups of Simeon.
16. Levi lived 137 years. These are the names of his sons according to their family history: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
17. Gershon had two sons, Libni and Shimei, with their families.
18. Kohath lived 133 years. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
19. The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.These are the family groups of Levi, according to their family history.
20. Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed. Jochebed gave birth to Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
21. Izhar’s sons were Korah, Nepheg and Zicri.
22. Uzziel’s sons were Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.
23. Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon. Elisheba gave birth to Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
24. The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These are the family groups of the Korahites.
25. Eleazar son of Aaron married a daughter of Putiel. And she gave birth to Phinehas.These are the leaders of the family groups of the Levites.
26. This was the Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord spoke. He said, “Lead my people out of Israel in their divisions.”