23 After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of their difficult labor, and they cried out;(A) and their cry for help ascended to God because of the difficult labor. 24 So God heard their groaning, and He remembered(B) His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.(C) 25 God saw the Israelites, and He took notice.(D)

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23 And then[a] during those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the Israelites[b] groaned because of the work, and they cried out, and their cry for help because of the work went up to God. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob, 25 and God saw the Israelites,[c] and God took notice.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 2:23 Literally “and he/it was”
  2. Exodus 2:23 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  3. Exodus 2:25 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  4. Exodus 2:25 Or “and God knew”