Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

Exodus 2:24

NETBible	God heard their groaning,¹ God remembered² his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob,
NIV © biblegateway Exo 2:24	God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.
NASB © biblegateway Exo 2:24	So God heard their groaning; and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
NLT © biblegateway Exo 2:24	God heard their cries and remembered his covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
MSG © biblegateway Exo 2:24	God listened to their groanings. God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
BBE © SABDAweb Exo 2:24	And at the sound of their weeping the agreement which God had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob came to his mind.
NRSV © bibleoremus Exo 2:24	God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
NKJV © biblegateway Exo 2:24	So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
[+] More English


KJV	And God <0430> heard <08085> (8799) their groaning <05009>_, and God <0430> remembered <02142> (8799) his covenant <01285> with Abraham <085>_, with Isaac <03327>_, and with Jacob <03290>_.
NASB © biblegateway Exo 2:24	So God <0430> heard <08085> their groaning <05009> ; and God <0430> remembered <02142> His covenant <01285> with Abraham <085> , Isaac <03327> , and Jacob <03290> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ eishkousen <1522> V-AAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM ton <3588> T-ASM stenagmon <4726> N-ASM autwn <846> D-GPM kai <2532> CONJ emnhsyh <3403> V-API-3S o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM thv <3588> T-GSF diayhkhv <1242> N-GSF autou <846> D-GSM thv <3588> T-GSF prov <4314> PREP abraam <11> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ isaak <2464> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ iakwb <2384> N-PRI
NET [draft] ITL	God <0430> heard <08085> their groaning <05009> , God <0430> remembered <02142> his covenant <01285> with <0854> Abraham <085> , with <0854> Isaac <03327> , and with <0854> Jacob <03290> ,
HEBREW	bqey <03290> taw <0854> qxuy <03327> ta <0854> Mhrba <085> ta <0854> wtyrb <01285> ta <0853> Myhla <0430> rkzyw <02142> Mtqan <05009> ta <0853> Myhla <0430> emsyw (2:24) <08085>

NETBible

God heard their groaning,¹ God remembered² his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob,

NET Notes

¹sn The word for this painfully intense “groaning” appears elsewhere to describe a response to having two broken arms (Ezek 30:24).

²sn The two verbs “heard” and “remembered,” both preterites, say far more than they seem to say. The verb שָׁמַע (shama’, “to hear”) ordinarily includes responding to what is heard. It can even be found in idiomatic constructions meaning “to obey.” To say God heard their complaint means that God responded to it. Likewise, the verb זָכַר (zakhar, “to remember”) means to begin to act on the basis of what is remembered. A prayer to God that says, “Remember me,” is asking for more than mere recollection (see B. S. Childs, Memory and Tradition in Israel [SBT], 1-8). The structure of this section at the end of the chapter is powerful. There are four descriptions of the Israelites, with a fourfold reaction from God. On the Israelites’ side, they groaned (אָנַח [’anakh], נְאָקָה [nÿ’aqah]) and cried out (זָעַק [za’aq], שַׁוְעָה [shav’ah]) to God. On the divine side God heard (שָׁמָע, shama’) their groaning, remembered (זָכַר, zakhar) his covenant, looked (רָאָה, ra’ah) at the Israelites, and took notice (יָדַע, yada’) of them. These verbs emphasize God’s sympathy and compassion for the people. God is near to those in need; in fact, the deliverer had already been chosen. It is important to note at this point the repetition of the word “God.” The text is waiting to introduce the name “Yahweh” in a special way. Meanwhile, the fourfold repetition of “God” in vv. 24-25 is unusual and draws attention to the statements about his attention to Israel’s plight.