The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron (EXO 6:14-30)

[6:14] These are the heads of their fathers’ houses: the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the clans of Reuben.

[6:15] The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the clans of Simeon.

[6:16] These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, the years of the life of Levi being 137 years.

[6:17] The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their clans.

[6:18] The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, the years of the life of Kohath being 133 years.

[6:19] The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their generations.

[6:20] Amram took as his wife Jochebed his father’s sister, and she bore him Aaron and Moses, the years of the life of Amram being 137 years.

[6:21] The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.

[6:22] The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.

[6:23] Aaron took as his wife Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

[6:24] The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the clans of the Korahites.

[6:25] Eleazar, Aaron’s son, took as his wife one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites by their clans.

[6:26] These are the Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said: “Bring out the people of Israel from the land of Egypt by their hosts.”

[6:27] It was they who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing out the people of Israel from Egypt, this Moses and this Aaron.

[6:28] On the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,

[6:29] the Lord said to Moses, “I am the Lord; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say to you.”

[6:30] But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me?”

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