Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Exodus 6:16-30 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

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.

19. Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. All of the above were from the Levi tribe.

20. Amram lived to be one hundred and thirty-seven. He married his father's sister Jochebed, and they had two sons, Aaron and Moses.

21. Izhar's sons were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.

22. Uzziel's sons were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.

23. Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon; they had four sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

24. Korah's sons were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph.

25. Aaron's son Eleazar married one of Putiel's daughters, and their son was Phinehas. This ends the list of those who were the heads of clans in the Levi tribe.

26. The Lord had commanded Aaron and Moses to lead every family and tribe of Israel out of Egypt,

27. and so they ordered the king of Egypt to set the people of Israel free.

28. When the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,

29. he said, “I am the Lord. Tell the king of Egypt everything I say to you.”

30. But Moses answered, “You know I am a very poor speaker, and the king will never listen to me.”