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Exodus 2:24

AbrahamIsaacIsrael
God's presenceGod's faithfulnessSufferingCovenant and promises

22 And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”

23 After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.

So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

25 God saw the Israelites and took notice.

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BSB
So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
KJV
And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
WEB
God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
ASV
And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
DARBY
and God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob;
BLB
And God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
ÅB
Og Gud hørte deres sukk, og Gud kom i hu sin pakt med Abraham, Isak og Jakob.
OTB
Gud hørte deres stønnen og husket sin pakt med Abraham, Isak og Jakob.
B1930
Og Gud hørte deres sukk, og Gud kom i hu sin pakt med Abraham, Isak og Jakob.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 26:3

    Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.

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  • Psalms 105:42

    For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.

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  • Exodus 6:5

    Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.

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  • Genesis 15:14–18

    But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.

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  • Luke 1:72–73

    to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,

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  • Psalms 22:24

    For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.

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  • Psalms 138:3

    On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.

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  • Genesis 26:24

    and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”

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