{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/exodus/6","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T07:49:24.901Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Exodus","bookSlug":"exodus","chapter":6,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":5,"nextChapter":7,"totalChapters":40,"totalVerses":30},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And Jehovah said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for by a strong hand shall he let them go, and by a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am Jehovah:"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name Jehovah I was not known to them."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings, wherein they sojourned."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am Jehovah, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments:"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"and I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah your God, who bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And I will bring you in unto the land which I sware to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for a heritage: I am Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And Moses spake before Jehovah, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"These are the heads of their fathers houses. The sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman; these are the families of Simeon."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were a hundred thirty and seven years."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And the sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were a hundred thirty and three years."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty and seven years."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And the sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And the sons of Uzziel: Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Sithri."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And Aaron took him Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"And the sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers  houses of the Levites according to their families."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom Jehovah said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their hosts."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"These are they that spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"And it came to pass on the day when Jehovah spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,"},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"that Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, I am Jehovah: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak unto thee."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"And Moses said before Jehovah, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?"}],"citation":{"inline":"Exodus 6 (ASV)","markdown":"[Exodus 6](https://primebible.com/asv/exodus/6)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/exodus/6 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}