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groaned

They did this because of their sorrow and misery. AT: "sighed deeply"

their pleas went up to God

The cries of the Israelites are spoken of as if they were a person and were able to travel up to where God is. AT: "God heard their pleas" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)

God called to mind his covenant

This was a customary way of saying God thought about what He had promised. AT: "God remembered his covenant" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/labor
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/isaac
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jacob