Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

Exodus 2:25

NETBible	God saw¹ the Israelites, and God understood….²
NIV © biblegateway Exo 2:25	So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them.
NASB © biblegateway Exo 2:25	God saw the sons of Israel, and God took notice of them.
NLT © biblegateway Exo 2:25	He looked down on the Israelites and felt deep concern for their welfare.
MSG © biblegateway Exo 2:25	God saw what was going on with Israel. God understood.
BBE © SABDAweb Exo 2:25	And God’s eyes were turned to the children of Israel and he gave them the knowledge of himself.
NRSV © bibleoremus Exo 2:25	God looked upon the Israelites, and God took notice of them.
NKJV © biblegateway Exo 2:25	And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God acknowledged them .
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KJV	And God <0430> looked <07200> (8799) upon the children <01121> of Israel <03478>_, and God <0430> had respect <03045> (8799) unto [them]. {had...: Heb. knew}
NASB © biblegateway Exo 2:25	God <0430> saw <07200> the sons <01121> of Israel <03478> , and God <0430> took <03045> notice <03045> of them.
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ epeiden {V-AAI-3S} o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM touv <3588> T-APM uiouv <5207> N-APM israhl <2474> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ egnwsyh <1097> V-API-3S autoiv <846> D-DPM
NET [draft] ITL	God <0430> saw <07200> the Israelites <03478> <01121> , and God <0430> understood <03045> ….
HEBREW	o Myhla <0430> edyw <03045> larvy <03478> ynb <01121> ta <0853> Myhla <0430> aryw (2:25) <07200>

NETBible

God saw¹ the Israelites, and God understood….²

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “and God saw.”

²tn Heb “and God knew” (יָדַע, yada’). The last clause contains a widely used verb for knowing, but it leaves the object unexpressed within the clause, so as to allow all that vv. 23-24 have described to serve as the compelling content of God’s knowing. (Many modern English versions supply an object for the verb following the LXX, which reads “knew them.”) The idea seems to be that God took personal knowledge of, noticed, or regarded them. In other passages the verb “know” is similar in meaning to “save” or “show pity.” See especially Gen 18:21, Ps 1:6; 31:7, and Amos 3:2. Exodus has already provided an example of the results of not knowing in 1:8 (cf. 5:2).