7. I will make you my own people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am the Lord your God, the One who saves you from the hard work the Egyptians force you to do.
8. I will lead you to the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give you that land to own. I am the Lord.’ ”
9. So Moses told this to the Israelites, but they would not listen to him. They were discouraged, and their slavery was hard.
10. Then the Lord said to Moses,
11. “Go tell the king of Egypt that he must let the Israelites leave his land.”
12. But Moses answered, “The Israelites will not listen to me, so surely the king will not listen to me either. I am not a good speaker.”
13. But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them orders about the Israelites and the king of Egypt. He commanded them to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
14. These are the leaders of the families of Israel:Israel’s first son, Reuben, had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. These are the family groups of Reuben.
15. Simeon’s sons were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These are the family groups of Simeon.
16. Levi lived one hundred thirty-seven years. These are the names of his sons according to their family history: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
17. Gershon had two sons, Libni and Shimei, with their families.
18. Kohath lived one hundred thirty-three years. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19. The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.These are the family groups of Levi, according to their family history.