--- title: "Exodus 6 — World English Bible | Favorite Scriptures" description: "Read Exodus 6 in the World English Bible. Free Bible reading, no account needed. Browse books and chapters, then save favorite passages in your personal library." last_updated: "2026-10-08" doc_version: "1" language: "en" canonical: "https://favoritescriptures.com/bible/exodus/6" --- [Home](/)/[Bible](/bible)/[Exodus](/bible/exodus)/6 World English Bible # Exodus 6 [1](#verse-1) The LORD said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh, for by a strong hand he shall let them go, and by a strong hand he shall drive them out of his land.” [2](#verse-2) God spoke to Moses, and said to him, “I am the LORD. [3](#verse-3) I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name the LORD I was not known to them. [4](#verse-4) I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their travels, in which they lived as aliens. [5](#verse-5) Moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant. [6](#verse-6) Therefore tell the children of Israel, ‘I am the LORD, 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. [7](#verse-7) I will take you to myself for a people. I will be your God; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. [8](#verse-8) I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage: I am the LORD.’” [9](#verse-9) Moses spoke so to the children of Israel, but they didn’t listen to Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. [10](#verse-10) The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, [11](#verse-11) “Go in, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.” [12](#verse-12) Moses spoke before the LORD, saying, “Behold, the children of Israel haven’t listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, when I have uncircumcised lips?” [13](#verse-13) The LORD 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. [14](#verse-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. [15](#verse-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. [16](#verse-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. [17](#verse-17) The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families. [18](#verse-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. [19](#verse-19) The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations. [20](#verse-20) Amram took Jochebed his father’s sister to himself as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. The years of the life of Amram were one hundred thirty-seven years. [21](#verse-21) The sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. [22](#verse-22) The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. [23](#verse-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. [24](#verse-24) The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites. [25](#verse-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. [26](#verse-26) These are that Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.” [27](#verse-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. [28](#verse-28) On the day when the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, [29](#verse-29) The LORD said to Moses, “I am the LORD. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I tell you.” [30](#verse-30) Moses said before the LORD, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh listen to me?” [← Exodus 5](/bible/exodus/5)[Exodus 7 →](/bible/exodus/7) World English Bible · Public domain ## Keep what speaks to you. Create a free library to save passages, highlight verses, and keep your study notes together. [Start your free library](/login?mode=signup) ## Sitemap See the [complete sitemap](/sitemap.md).