9. Moses told this to the Israelites, but they would not listen to him, because their spirit had been broken by their cruel slavery.
10. Then the Lord said to Moses,
11. “Go and tell the king of Egypt that he must let the Israelites leave his land.”
12. But Moses replied, “Even the Israelites will not listen to me, so why should the king? I am such a poor speaker.”
13. The Lord commanded Moses and Aaron: “Tell the Israelites and the king of Egypt that I have ordered you to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.”
14. Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names.
15. Simeon had six sons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names.