²³ Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel ^(A)groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and ^(B)their cry for help because of their bondage ascended to God.

¹⁶ “About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and ^(A)you shall anoint him as ruler over My people Israel; and he will save My people from the hand of the Philistines. For ^(B)I have considered My people, because their outcry has come to Me.”