10. Then the Lord said to Moses,
11. “Go tell Pharaoh that he must let the Israelites leave his land.”
12. But Moses answered, “Lord, the Israelites refuse to listen to me. So surely Pharaoh will also refuse to listen. I am a very bad speaker.”
13. But the Lord talked with Moses and Aaron and commanded them to go and talk to the Israelites and to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. He commanded them to lead the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
14. These are the names of the leaders of the families of Israel: Israel’s first son, Reuben, had four sons. They were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
15. Simeon’s sons were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. (Shaul was the son from a Canaanite woman).
16. Levi lived 137 years. His sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
17. Gershon had two sons, Libni and Shimei.
18. Kohath lived 133 years. His sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19. Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. All these families were from Israel’s son Levi.
20. Amram lived 137 years. He married his father’s sister, Jochebed. Amram and Jochebed gave birth to Aaron and Moses.
21. Izhar’s sons were Korah, Nepheg, and Zicri.
22. Uzziel’s sons were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
23. Aaron married Elisheba. (Elisheba was the daughter of Amminadab, and the sister of Nahshon.) Aaron and Elisheba gave birth to Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24. The sons of Korah (that is, the ancestors of the Korahites) were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph.
25. Aaron’s son, Eleazar, married a daughter of Putiel. She gave birth to Phinehas. All these people were from Israel’s son, Levi.
26. Aaron and Moses were from this tribe. And they are the men the Lord spoke to and said, “Lead my people out of Israel in groups.”
27. Aaron and Moses are the men who talked to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and told him to let the Israelites leave Egypt.
28. The Lord spoke to Moses again in the land of Egypt.
29. He said, “I am the Lord. Tell the king of Egypt everything I tell you.”