Exodus 2:24

And their appeal was heard before the Lord; and the Lord remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Izhak, and with Jakob.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

In Context

23And it was in many of those days: and the king of Mizraim died. And the sons of Israel groaned with the hard service which was upon them; and the cry rose up before the presence of the Lord, form their labour.

25And the servitude of the sons of Israel was know before the Lord, and the Lord said in His Word, that He would deliver them.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:14And the people whom they will serve I will judge, and go forth with much substance.

Genesis 17:7And I will establish My covenant between My Word and thee, and thy sons after thee unto perpetual generations, to be unto thee a God, and to thy sons after thee.

Genesis 26:3Dwell in this land, and My Word shall be to thee for a helper; and I will bless thee. For to thee and to thy son will I give all these lands; and I will confirm the oath that I have sworn to Abraham thy father;

Genesis 28:12And he dreamed: and, behold, a ladder was planted in the earth, and the head of it reached unto the height of heaven; and, behold, the angels of the Lord ascended and descended upon it;

Genesis 32:28And He said to him, What is thy name? And he said, Jakob.

Genesis 35:12And the land that I gave to Abraham and to Izhak I will give unto thee, and to thy sons after thee, will I give the land.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 2:24-25

Cry of the Oppressed Israelites. ( b. c. 1491.) 23 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them. Here is, 1. The continuance of the Israelites' bondage in Egypt, v. 23 . Probably… Read the whole commentary →

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