The Heads of Israel’s Households
14 These are the heads of their fathers’ households.
aThe sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn:
Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.
15 The asons of Simeon:
Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon.
16 These are the names of athe sons of Levi according to their generations:
Gershon and Kohath and Merari; and the years of Levi’s life were 137 years.
17 aThe sons of Gershon:
Libni and Shimei, according to their families.
18 aThe sons of Kohath:
Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel; and the years of Kohath’s life were 133 years.
19 aThe sons of Merari:
Mahli and Mushi.
These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
20 aAnd Amram took his father’s sister Jochebed as a wife, and she bore him Aaron and Moses; and the years of Amram’s life were 137 years.
21 aThe sons of Izhar:
Korah and Nepheg and Zichri.
22 aThe sons of Uzziel:
Mishael and Elzaphan and Sithri.
23 And Aaron took Elisheba, the daughter of aAmminadab, the sister of bNahshon, as a wife, and she bore him cNadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
24 The asons of Korah:
Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.
25 And Aaron’s son aEleazar took one of the daughters of Putiel as a wife, and she bore him bPhinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites according to their families. 26 It was the same Aaron and Moses to whom Yahweh said, “aBring out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their bhosts.” 27 They were the ones awho spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt; it was the same Moses and Aaron.
Aaron Will Speak for Moses
28 Now it happened on the day when Yahweh spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 that Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “aI am Yahweh; bspeak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I am speaking to you.” 30 But Moses said before Yahweh, “Behold, I am of auncircumcised lips; how then will Pharaoh listen to me?”