7. Then I will make you my people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the forced labor of the Egyptians.
8. I will bring you to the land I solemnly swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as your own possession. I am the Lord.’ ”
9. Moses reported this to the Israelites. But they would not listen to him because they were so discouraged by their back–breaking work.
10. Then the Lord spoke to Moses,
11. “Go tell Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) to let the Israelites leave his country.”
12. But Moses protested to the Lord, “The Israelites wouldn’t listen to me. Why would Pharaoh listen to me? I’m such a poor speaker.”
13. The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh (the king of Egypt). He commanded them to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.
14. These were the heads of the families:The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.These were the families descended from Reuben.
15. The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the families descended from Simeon.
16. These are the names of the sons of Levi listed in birth order: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
17. The sons of Gershon listed by their families were Libni and Shimei.
18. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
19. The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.These were the families descended from Levi listed in birth order.
20. Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed. She gave birth to Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
21. The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
22. The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.