[6:9] Moses spoke so to the children of Israel, but they didn't listen to Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
[6:10] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, [6:11] "Go in, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land."
[6:12] Moses spoke before Yahweh, saying, "Behold, the children of Israel haven't listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, who am of uncircumcised lips?" [6:13] Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and gave them a command to the children of Israel, and to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
[6:14] These are the heads of their fathers' houses. The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben. [6:15] The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon. [6:16] 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 one hundred thirty-seven years. [6:17] The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families. [6:18] The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred thirty-three years. [6:19] The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations. [6:20] Amram took Jochebed his father's sister to himself as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty-seven years. [6:21] The sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. [6:22] The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Sithri. [6:23] Aaron took Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. [6:24] The sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites. [6:25] Eleazar Aaron's son took one of the daughters of Putiel as his wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites according to their families. [6:26] These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom Yahweh said, "Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies." [6:27] These are those who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are that Moses and Aaron.
[6:28] It happened on the day when Yahweh spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, [6:29] that Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, "I am Yahweh. Speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak to you."
[6:30] Moses said before Yahweh, "Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh listen to me?"
[7:1] Yahweh said to Moses, "Behold, I have made you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet. [7:2] You shall speak all that I command you; and Aaron your brother shall speak to Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. [7:3] I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. [7:4] But Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I will lay my hand on Egypt, and bring forth my armies, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. [7:5] The Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh, when I stretch forth my hand on Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them."
[7:6] Moses and Aaron did so. As Yahweh commanded them, so they did. [7:7] Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.
[7:8] Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, [7:9] "When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, 'Perform a miracle!' then you shall tell Aaron, 'Take your rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.'"
[7:10] Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, as Yahweh had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent. [7:11] Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers. They also, the magicians of Egypt, did in like manner with their enchantments. [7:12] For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. [7:13] Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he didn't listen to them; as Yahweh had spoken.