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The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And now, behold, the cry of the sons of Israel has come to Me; furthermore, I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now, behold, the cry of the sons of Israel has come to Me; furthermore, I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And now, behold, the cry of the sons of Israel has come to Me; furthermore, I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So now, behold, the cry of the sons of Israel has come to Me; and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me; and I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So because the Israelites’ cry for help has come to me, and I have also seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites&#8217 cry for help has come to Me, and I have also seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: moreover I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My people have begged for my help, and I have seen how cruel the Egyptians are to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: moreover I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I have heard the cry of the people of Israel. I have seen how the Egyptians are oppressing them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I have indeed heard the cry of my people, and I see how the Egyptians are oppressing them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now, listen carefully! The cry of the Israelis has come to my attention about how severely the Egyptians have been oppressing them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And now indeed the cry of the Israelites has come to me, and I have also seen how severely the Egyptians oppress them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now, look, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me. Moreover I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come to me: and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me. Moreover I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And now, behold, the cry of the sons of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And now, lo, the cry of the sons of Israel hath come in unto Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And now behold the cry of the sons of Israel came to me: and also I saw the oppression which the Egyptians oppressed them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have seen their affliction, wherewith they are oppressed by the Egyptians. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, the outcry of the sons of Israel has come to me. And I have seen their affliction, with which they are oppressed by the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now indeed the outcry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen how the Egyptians are oppressing them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The cry of the Israelites has now come to me; I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come to me; and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And now, behold, the cries of the children of Israel have entered my Presence, also I have seen the suffering that the Egyptians are inflicting on them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto Me; moreover I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come to me, and I have seen the affliction with which the Egyptians afflict them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/3-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=478" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/3.htm">Moses at the Burning Bush</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">And now</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/6818.htm" title="6818: ṣa·‘ă·qaṯ (N-fsc) -- A cry, outcry. From tsa'aq; a shriek.">the cry</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’āh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">has reached</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and I have</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">seen</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3906.htm" title="3906: hal·la·ḥaṣ (Art:: N-ms) -- Oppression, distress. From lachats; distress.">how severely</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4713.htm" title="4713: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- Inhab. of Eg. From Mitsrayim; a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim.">the Egyptians</a> <a href="/hebrew/3905.htm" title="3905: lō·ḥă·ṣîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To squeeze, press, oppress. A primitive root; properly, to press, i.e. to distress.">are oppressing them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23-25</a></span><br />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. / God saw the Israelites and took notice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-5.htm">Exodus 6:5</a></span><br />Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-10.htm">Exodus 14:10-12</a></span><br />As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD. / They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? / Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Judges 2:18</a></span><br />Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9</a></span><br />You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-17.htm">Psalm 34:17</a></span><br />The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-44.htm">Psalm 106:44</a></span><br />Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-20.htm">Isaiah 19:20</a></span><br />It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender to rescue them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a></span><br />In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-11.htm">Jeremiah 31:11</a></span><br />For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and redeemed him from the hand that had overpowered him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-34.htm">Acts 7:34</a></span><br />I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-4.htm">James 5:4</a></span><br />Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13-15</a></span><br />When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, / where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-68.htm">Luke 1:68</a></span><br />“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-7.htm">Luke 18:7</a></span><br />Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come to me: and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.</p><p class="hdg">the cry.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7</a></b></br> And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which <i>are</i> in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">and I have.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7</a></b></br> And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which <i>are</i> in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Exodus 1:11,13,14,22</a></b></br> Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Psalm 12:5</a></b></br> For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set <i>him</i> in safety <i>from him that</i> puffeth at him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/3_john/1-5.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/exodus/2-25.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/genesis/38-22.htm">Furthermore</a> <a href="/exodus/2-25.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/2-25.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Oppress</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-1.htm">Oppressing</a> <a href="/revelation/2-22.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/exodus/2-12.htm">Way</a> <a href="/genesis/30-26.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/18-3.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/exodus/3-10.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/6-9.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/exodus/5-8.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/exodus/3-20.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/exodus/3-15.htm">Furthermore</a> <a href="/exodus/3-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/3-10.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/3-15.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Oppress</a> <a href="/numbers/10-9.htm">Oppressing</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-4.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/exodus/4-4.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/exodus/4-24.htm">Way</a> <a href="/exodus/4-17.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Moses keeps Jethro's flock.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">God appears to him in a burning bush.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-9.htm">He sends him to deliver Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-13.htm">The name of God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-15.htm">His message to Israel, and Pharaoh, whose opposition is foretold.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-20.htm">He is assured of Israel's deliverance.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me</b><br>This phrase indicates a pivotal moment in the narrative of the Israelites' bondage in Egypt. The "cry" refers to the collective prayers and pleas of the Israelites, who have been suffering under harsh slavery. This echoes earlier biblical themes where God hears the cries of His people, such as in <a href="/genesis/21-17.htm">Genesis 21:17</a> with Hagar and Ishmael. Theologically, it underscores God's attentiveness and compassion towards human suffering. The phrase also highlights the covenant relationship between God and the Israelites, as He responds to their distress in fulfillment of His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<p><b>and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes God's awareness and concern for the plight of the Israelites. The word "seen" suggests not just observation but an intimate understanding of their suffering. The oppression by the Egyptians is historically rooted in the fear of the Israelites' growing numbers, as described in <a href="/exodus/1-8.htm">Exodus 1:8-14</a>. This oppression included forced labor and harsh treatment, which is corroborated by historical records of similar practices in ancient Egypt. Theologically, this sets the stage for God's deliverance, a recurring theme in Scripture where God acts to liberate His people from bondage, prefiguring the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ. The oppression also serves as a backdrop for the display of God's power and justice, as He will soon act decisively to free the Israelites, demonstrating His sovereignty over nations and rulers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Jacob, also known as the children of Israel, who are living in Egypt under severe oppression and slavery.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/egyptians.htm">Egyptians</a></b><br>The people of Egypt, led by Pharaoh, who are oppressing the Israelites, forcing them into hard labor.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who hears the cries of His people and is preparing to deliver them from bondage.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Moses is the central figure in this chapter, being called by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_horeb.htm">Mount Horeb (Sinai)</a></b><br>The location where God appears to Moses in the burning bush, initiating the call to deliver the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_hears_the_oppressed.htm">God Hears the Oppressed</a></b><br>God is attentive to the cries of those who are suffering. This should encourage believers to cry out to God in times of distress, knowing He is compassionate and responsive.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_timing.htm">Divine Timing</a></b><br>God's response to the Israelites' cries demonstrates His perfect timing. Believers can trust that God is working even when His timing does not align with our expectations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>The deliverance of the Israelites is a fulfillment of God's covenant promises. This reassures believers of God's faithfulness to His Word and His promises to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_intercessors.htm">Role of Intercessors</a></b><br>Moses' role as a deliverer highlights the importance of intercessors who stand in the gap for others. Believers are called to be intercessors in prayer and action for those in need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_injustice.htm">Awareness of Injustice</a></b><br>Just as God is aware of the oppression of the Israelites, believers are called to be aware of and respond to injustices in the world, advocating for those who cannot speak for themselves.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_exodus_1's_lack_of_evidence.htm">Exodus 1 in general - How do we reconcile the apparent lack of extra-biblical evidence or records that confirm both the massive presence of Hebrews and the oppression described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_humble_yourself_before_god.htm">What is the summary of the Exodus from Egypt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_god_command_theft_in_exodus.htm">Did God command stealing? (Exodus 20:15 vs. Exodus 3:22)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_moses_mean_by_'let_my_people_go'.htm">What did Moses mean by 'Let my people go'?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - This is a repetition, in substance, of ver. 7, on account of the long parenthesis in ver. 8, and serves to introduce verse 10. The <span class="accented">nexus</span> is: "I have seen the oppression - I am come down to deliver them - come now, therefore, I will send thee" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/3-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And now</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַתָּ֕ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the cry</span><br /><span class="heb">צַעֲקַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣa·‘ă·qaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6818.htm">Strong's 6818: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cry, outcry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has reached</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֣אָה</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Me,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I have</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seen</span><br /><span class="heb">רָאִ֙יתִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(rā·’î·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">how severely</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלַּ֔חַץ</span> <span class="translit">(hal·la·ḥaṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3906.htm">Strong's 3906: </a> </span><span class="str2">Oppression, distress</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Egyptians</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4713.htm">Strong's 4713: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are oppressing them.</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹחֲצִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(lō·ḥă·ṣîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3905.htm">Strong's 3905: </a> </span><span class="str2">To squeeze, press, oppress</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/3-9.htm">Exodus 3:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/3-9.htm">Exodus 3:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/3-9.htm">Exodus 3:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/3-9.htm">Exodus 3:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/3-9.htm">Exodus 3:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/3-9.htm">Exodus 3:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/3-9.htm">Exodus 3:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/3-9.htm">Exodus 3:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/3-9.htm">Exodus 3:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/3-9.htm">Exodus 3:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/3-9.htm">OT Law: Exodus 3:9 Now behold the cry of the children (Exo. 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