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'I will bring you to the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you for a possession; I am the LORD .' "
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So Moses spoke thus to the sons of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses on account of their despondency and cruel bondage.
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Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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"Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the sons of Israel go out of his land."
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But Moses spoke before the LORD , saying, "Behold, the sons of Israel have not listened to me; how then will Pharaoh listen to me, for I am unskilled in speech?"