8. And I will bring you into the land concerning which I lifted up My hand and swore that I would give it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage. I am the Lord [you have the pledge of My changeless omnipotence and faithfulness].
9. Moses told this to the Israelites, but they refused to listen to Moses because of their impatience and anguish of spirit and because of their cruel bondage.
10. The Lord said to Moses,
11. Go in, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land.
12. But Moses said to the Lord, Behold, [my own people] the Israelites have not listened to me; how then shall Pharaoh give heed to me, who am of deficient and impeded speech?
13. But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, and gave them a command for the Israelites and for Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
14. These are the heads of their clans. The sons of Reuben, Israel's firstborn: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.
15. The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon.
16. These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their births: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and Levi lived 137 years.
17. The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimi, by their families.
18. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; and Kohath lived 133 years.
19. The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.
20. Amram took Jochebed his father's sister as wife, and she bore him Aaron and Moses; and Amram lived 137 years.
21. The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
22. The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.