9. Moses reported this to the Israelites. But they would not listen to him because they were so discouraged by their back–breaking work.
10. Then the Lord spoke to Moses,
11. “Go tell Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) to let the Israelites leave his country.”
12. But Moses protested to the Lord, “The Israelites wouldn’t listen to me. Why would Pharaoh listen to me? I’m such a poor speaker.”
13. The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh (the king of Egypt). He commanded them to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.
14. These were the heads of the families:The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.These were the families descended from Reuben.
15. The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the families descended from Simeon.
16. These are the names of the sons of Levi listed in birth order: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
17. The sons of Gershon listed by their families were Libni and Shimei.