God Promises Deliverance 1 UDB Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to the king and his people. I will make him let my people go. In fact, by my power I will force him to chase them from his land!" BSB BSB: But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for because of My mighty hand he will let the people go; because of My strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”
2 UDB God also said to Moses, "I am Yahweh. BSB BSB: God also told Moses, “I am the LORD.
3 UDB I am the one who appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and told them that I was God Almighty, but I did not tell them that my name was Yahweh. BSB BSB: I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.
4 UDB I also made my covenant with them, promising to give them the land of Canaan. That was the land in which they were living as foreigners. BSB BSB: I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as foreigners.
5 UDB Furthermore, I have heard the Israelite people groan because of the hard work that the Egyptians have been making them do as their slaves. I have thought about the covenant that I made. BSB BSB: Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.
6 UDB So tell the Israelite people that I said this: 'I am Yahweh. I will free you from the burdens of heavy work that the Egyptians have forced upon you. I will free you from being their slaves. With my great power and by punishing them very harshly, I will save you. BSB BSB: Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
7 UDB I will cause you to become my own people, and I will be your God, the one you worship. You will truly know that I am Yahweh God, the one who has freed you from the burdens of work as slaves of the Egyptians. BSB BSB: I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.
8 UDB I will bring you to the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. You will live in it forever. I, Yahweh, am promising this.'" BSB BSB: And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’”
9 UDB Moses told that to the Israelite people, but they did not believe what he said. They were very sad because of the hard work they were made to do as slaves. BSB BSB: Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.
10 UDB Then Yahweh said to Moses, BSB BSB: So the LORD said to Moses,
11 UDB "Go and tell the king of Egypt again that he must allow the Israelite people to leave his land!" BSB BSB: “Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land.”
12 UDB But Moses said to Yahweh, "Please listen to me. Even the Israelite people have not paid attention to what I told them. I am a poor speaker. So why should the king pay attention to what I tell him?" BSB BSB: But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?”
13 UDB But Yahweh spoke to Aaron and Moses, "Tell the Israelite people and the king of Egypt that I have called you two to lead the Israelite people out of Egypt." BSB BSB: Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge concerning both the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
Genealogies of Moses and Aaron 14 UDB Now here is a list of the ancestors of Moses and Aaron. The sons of Reuben, who was Jacob's oldest son, were: Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. They were ancestors of the clans that have those same names. BSB BSB: These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
15 UDB The sons of Simeon were: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. Shaul's mother was a woman from the land of Canaan. They also were ancestors of clans that have those same names. BSB BSB: The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
16 UDB These are the names of the sons of Levi, in the order in which they were born: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi was 137 years old when he died. BSB BSB: These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
17 UDB The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei. They were ancestors of clans that have those names. BSB BSB: The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans.
18 UDB The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath was 133 years old when he died. BSB BSB: The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
19 UDB The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. All these were the ancestors of the clans that descended from Levi, in the order in which his sons were born. BSB BSB: The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
20 UDB Amram married his father's sister, Jochebed. She was the mother of Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years. BSB BSB: And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
21 UDB The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. BSB BSB: The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
22 UDB The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. BSB BSB: The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
23 UDB Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon. Elisheba gave birth to four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. BSB BSB: And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
24 UDB The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. They were the ancestors of the Korahite people. BSB BSB: The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites.
25 UDB Aaron's son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she gave birth to Phinehas. That ends the list of the families and clans that were descended from Levi. BSB BSB: Aaron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families by their clans.
26 UDB Aaron and Moses were the ones to whom Yahweh said, "Lead all the tribes of the Israelite people out of Egypt." BSB BSB: It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.”
27 UDB They were the ones who spoke to the king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelite people out of Egypt. BSB BSB: Moses and Aaron were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.
28 UDB On the day that Yahweh spoke to Moses in Egypt, BSB BSB: Now on the day that the LORD spoke to Moses in Egypt,
29 UDB he said, "I am Yahweh. You must tell the king everything that I say to you." BSB BSB: He said to him, “I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I say to you.”
30 UDB But Moses said to Yahweh, "Please listen to me. I am not a good speaker. So why should the king listen to what I tell him?" BSB BSB: But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “Since I am unskilled in speech, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”