Exodus 6

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

Exodus 6

1And the Lord said to Moses, Now you shall see what I will do to Pharao; for he shall send them forth with a mighty hand, and with a high arm shall he cast them out of his land.Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν, ἤδη ὄψει ἃ ποιήσω τῷ Φαραῷ· ἐν γὰρ χειρὶ κραταίᾳ ἐξαποστελεῖ αὐτούς, καὶ ἐν βραχίονι ὑψηλῷ ἐκβαλεῖ αὐτοὺς ἐκ τῆς γῆς αὐτοῦ.

2And God spoke to Moses and said to him, I am the * Lord.Ἐλάλησε δὲ ὁ Θεὸς πρὸς Μωυσῆν, καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτὸν, ἐγὼ Κύριος.

3And I appeared to Abraam and Isaac and Jacob, being their God, but I did not manifest to them my name Lord.Καὶ ὤφθην πρὸς Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ, Θεὸς ὢν αὐτῶν· καὶ τὸ ὄνομά μου Κύριος οὐκ ἐδήλωσα αὐτοῖς.

4And I established my covenant with them, to give them the land of the Chananites, the land wherein they sojourned, in which also they lived as strangers.Καὶ ἔστησα τὴν διαθήκην μου πρὸς αὐτοὺς, ὥστε δοῦναι αὐτοῖς τὴν γῆν τῶν Χαναναίων, τὴν γῆν ἣν παρῳκήκασιν, ἐν ᾗ καὶ παρῴκησαν ἐπʼ αὐτῆς.

5And I listened to the groaning of the children of Israel (the affliction with which the Egyptians enslave them) and I remembered the covenant with you. †Καὶ ἐγὼ εἰσήκουσα τὸν στεναγμὸν τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ, ὃν οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι καταδουλοῦνται αὐτούς, καὶ ἐμνήσθην τῆς διαθήκης ὑμῶν.

6Go, speak to the children of Israel, saying, I am the Lord; and I will lead you forth from the tyranny of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from bondage, and I will ransom you with a high arm, and great judgment.Βάδιζε, εἶπον τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ, λέγων, ἐγὼ Κύριος· καὶ ἐξάξω ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς δυναστείας τῶν Αἰγυπτίων, καὶ ῥύσομαι ὑμᾶς ἐκ τῆς δουλείας, καὶ λυτρώσομαι ὑμᾶς ἐν βραχίονι ὑψηλῷ καὶ κρίσει μεγάλῃ·

7And I will take you to me a people for myself, and will be your God; and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from the tyranny of the Egyptians.Καὶ λὴψομαι ἐμαυτῷ ὑμᾶς λαὸν ἐμοὶ, καὶ ἔσομαι ὑμῶν Θεός· καὶ γνώσεσθε ὅτι ἐγὼ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν, ὁ ἐξαγαγὼν ὑμᾶς ἐκ τῆς καταδυναστείας τῶν Αἰγυπτίων.

8And I will bring you into the land concerning which I stretched out my hand to give it to Abraam and Isaac and Jacob, and I will give it you for an inheritance: I am the Lord.Καὶ εἰσάξω ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν γῆν, εἰς ἣν ἐξέτεινα τὴν χεῖρά μου, δοῦναι αὐτὴν τῷ Ἀβραὰμ, καὶ Ἰσαὰκ, καὶ Ἰακὼβ, καὶ δώσω ὑμῖν αὐτὴν ἐν κληρῷ· ἐγὼ Κύριος.

9And Moses spoke thus to the sons of Israel, and they listened not to Moses for faint-heartedness, and for their hard tasks.Ἐλάλησε δὲ Μωυσῆς οὕτω τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ· καὶ οὐκ εἰσήκουσαν Μωυσῇ ἀπὸ τῆς ὀλιγοψυχίας, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων τῶν σκληρῶν.

10And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,Εἶπε δὲ Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν λέγων,

11Go in, speak to Pharao king of Egypt, that he send forth the children of Israel out of his land.εἴσελθε, λάλησον Φαραῷ βασιλεῖ Αἰγύπτου, ἵνα ἐξαποστείλῃ τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ τῆς γῆς αὐτοῦ.

12And Moses spoke before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel listened not to me, and how shall Pharao listen to me? and I am not eloquent.Ἐλάλησε δὲ Μωυσῆς ἔναντι Κυρίου, λέγων, ἰδοὺ οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ οὐκ εἰσήκουσάν μου, καὶ πῶς εἰσακούσεταί μου Φαραώ; ἐγὼ δὲ ἄλογός εἰμι.

13And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, and gave them a charge to Pharao king of Egypt, that he should send forth the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.Εἶπε δὲ Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν καὶ Ἀαρὼν, καὶ συνέταξεν αὐτοῖς πρὸς Φαραὼ βασιλέα Αἰγύπτου, ὥστε ἐξαποστεῖλαι τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου.

14And these are the heads of the houses of their families: the sons of Ruben the firstborn of Israel; Enoch and Phallus, Asron, and Charmi, this is the kindred of Ruben.Καὶ οὗτοι ἀρχηγοὶ οἴκων πατριῶν αὐτῶν· υἱοὶ Ῥουβὴν, πρωτοτόκου Ἰσραήλ· Ἑνὼχ, καὶ Φαλλοὺς, Ἀσρὼν, καὶ Χαρμεί· αὕτη ἡ συγγένεια Ῥουβήν.

15And the sons of Symeon, Jemuel and Jamin, and Aod, and Jachin and Saar, and Saul the son of a Phoenician woman, these are the families of the sons of Symeon.Καὶ υἱοὶ Συμεών· Ἰεμουὴλ, καὶ Ἰαμεὶμ, καὶ Ἀὼδ, καὶ Ἰαχεὶν, καὶ Σαὰρ, καὶ Σαοὺλ ὁ ἐκ τῆς Φοινίσσης· αὗται αἱ πατριαὶ τῶν υἱῶν Συμεών.

16And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their kindred, Gedson, Caath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty-seven.Καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν υἱῶν Λευὶ κατὰ συγγενείας αὐτῶν· Γεδσὼν, Καὰθ, καὶ Μεραρεί· καὶ τὰ ἔτη τῆς ζωῆς Λευὶ ἑκατὸν τριάκοντα ἑπτά.

17And these are the sons of Gedson, Lobeni and Semei, the houses of their family. And the sons of Caath,Καὶ οὗτοι υἱοὶ Γεδσών· Λοβενεὶ, καὶ Σεμεεί· οἶκοι πατριᾶς αὐτῶν.

18Ambram and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel; and the years of the life of Caath were a ‡ hundred and thirty-three years.Καὶ υἱοὶ Καάθ· Ἀμβρὰμ, καὶ Ἰσσαάρ, Χεβρὼν, καὶ Ὀζειήλ· καὶ τὰ ἔτη τῆς ζωῆς Καὰθ ἑκατὸν τριάκοντα τρία ἔτη.

19And the sons of Merari, Mooli, and Omusi, these are the houses of the families of Levi, according to their kindred.Καὶ υἱοὶ Μεραρεί· Μοολεὶ, καὶ Ὀμουσεί. οὗτοι οἱ οἶκοι πατριῶν Λευὶ κατὰ συγγενείας αὐτῶν.

20And Ambram took as wife Jochabed the daughter of his father's brother, and she bore to him both Aaron and Moses, and Mariam their sister: and the years of the life of Ambram were a § hundred and thirty-two years.Καὶ ἔλαβεν Ἀμβρὰν τὴν Ἰωχαβὲδ, θυγατέρα τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, ἑαυτῷ εἰς γυναῖκα· καὶ ἐγέννησεν αὐτῷ τόν τε Ἀαρὼν καὶ τὸν Μωυσῆν, καὶ Μαριὰμ τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτῶν· τὰ δὲ ἔτη τῆς ζωῆς Ἀμβρὰμ, ἑκατὸν τριάκοντα δύο ἔτη.

21And the sons of Issaar, Core, and Naphec, and Zechri.Καὶ υἱοὶ Ἰσσαάρ· Κορὲ, καὶ Ναφὲκ, καὶ Ζεχρεί.

22And the sons of Oziel, Misael, and Elisaphan, and Segri.Καὶ υἱοὶ Ὀζειήλ· Μισαὴλ, καὶ Ἐλισαφὰν, καὶ Σεγρεί.

23And Aaron took to himself to wife Elisabeth daughter of Aminadab sister of Naasson, and she bore to him both Nadab and Abiud, and Eleazar and Ithamar.Ἔλαβε δὲ Ἀαρὼν τὴν Ἐλισαβὲθ θυγατέρα Ἀμιναδὰβ, ἀδελφὴν Ναασσὼν, αὐτῷ γυναῖκα· καὶ ἔτεκεν αὐτῷ τόν τε Ναδὰβ, καὶ Ἀβιοὺδ, καὶ τὸν Ἐλεάζαρ, καὶ Ἰθάμαρ.

24And the sons of Core, Asir, and Elkana, and Abiasar, these are the generations of Core.Υἱοὶ δὲ Κορέ· Ἀσεὶρ, καὶ Ἑλκανὰ, καὶ Ἀβιασάρ· αὗται αἱ γενέσεις Κορέ.

25And Eleazar the son of Aaron took to himself for a wife one of the daughters of Phutiel, and she bore to him Phinees. These are the heads of the family of the Levites, according to their generations.Καὶ Ἐλεάζαρ ὁ τοῦ Ἀαρὼν ἔλαβε τῶν θυγατέρων Φουτιὴλ αὐτῷ γυναῖκα· καὶ ἔτεκεν αὐτῷ τὸν Φινεές· αὗται αἱ ἀρχαὶ πατριᾶς Λευιτῶν, κατὰ γενέσεις αὐτῶν.

26This is Aaron and Moses, whom God told to bring out the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt with their forces.Οὗτος Ἀαρὼν καὶ Μωυσῆς, οἷς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Θεὸς ἐξαγαγεῖν τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου σὺν δυνάμει αὐτῶν.

27These are they that spoke with Pharao king of Egypt, and Aaron himself and Moses brought out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,Οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ διαλεγόμενοι πρὸς Φαραὼ βασιλέα Αἰγύπτου· καὶ ἐξήγαγον τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου αὐτὸς Ἀαρὼν καὶ Μωυσὴς,

28in the day in which the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt;ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ ἐλάλησε Κύριος Μωυσῇ ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ.

29then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, I am the Lord: speak to Pharao king of Egypt whatever I say to you.Καὶ ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν, λέγων, ἐγὼ Κύριος· λάλησον πρὸς Φαραὼ βασιλέα Αἰγύπτου ὅσα ἐγὼ λέγω πρὸς σέ.

30And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am not able in speech, and how shall Pharao listen to me?Καὶ εἶπε Μωυσῆς ἐναντίον Κυρίου, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἰσχνόφωνός εἰμι, καὶ πῶς εἰσακούσεταί μου Φαραώ,

Translator's Notes

These notes come from the printed edition of Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), and record where the Greek differs from the English rendering or admits more than one reading.

• v. 2*Or, The Lord.
• v. 5†Lit. your covenant.
• v. 18‡Alex. 130 years.
• v. 20§Alex. 136 years.