These are the heads of their ancestral houses. The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the clans of Reuben.

The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the clans of Simeon.

These are the names of the sons of Levi, in their genealogical order: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived one hundred and thirty-seven years.

The sons of Gershon, by their clans: Libni and Shimei.

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived one hundred and thirty-three years.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi in their genealogical order.

Amram married his aunt Jochebed, who bore him Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Amram lived one hundred and thirty-seven years.

The sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg and Zichri.

The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.

Aaron married Elisheba, Amminadab’s daughter, the sister of Nahshon; she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These are the clans of the Korahites.

Eleazar, Aaron’s son, married one of Putiel’s daughters, who bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the ancestral houses of the Levites by their clans.

These are the Aaron and the Moses to whom the Lord said, “Bring the Israelites out from the land of Egypt, company by company.”

They are the ones who spoke to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of Egypt—the same Moses and Aaron.

When the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt the Lord said to Moses: I am the Lord. Say to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, all that I tell you.

But Moses protested to the Lord, “Since I am a poor speaker, how is it possible that Pharaoh will listen to me?”