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And I am well aware of my covenant with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the people of Israel whom the Egyptians hold as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Furthermore I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, because the Egyptians are holding them in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Furthermore I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, because the Egyptians are holding them in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And furthermore I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, because the Egyptians are holding them in bondage; and I have remembered My covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Furthermore I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel because the Egyptians are holding them in slavery, and I have remembered My covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And I have also heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, whom the Egyptians have enslaved, and I have [faithfully] remembered My covenant [with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are forcing to work as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are forcing to work as slaves, and I have remembered My covenant.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now I have seen how the people of Israel are suffering because of the Egyptians, and I will keep my promise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Now I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians hold in slavery, and I have remembered my promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians have enslaved, and I have remembered my covenant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Also, I've heard the groaning of the Israelis whom the Egyptians have forced to labor for them, and I've remembered my covenant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I have also 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="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage: and I have remembered my covenant.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and I have also heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, whom the Egyptians are causing to serve, and I remember My covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and also I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, whom the Egyptians are causing to serve, and I remember My covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And also I heard the groaning of the sons of Israel whom the Egyptians have made to serve: and I will remember my covenant.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, wherewith the Egyptians have oppressed them: and I have remembered my covenant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, with which the Egyptians have oppressed them. And I have remembered my covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now that I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians have reduced to slavery, I am mindful of my covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I have also heard the groaning of the Israelites whom the Egyptians are holding as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also I heard the groaning of the children of Israel by the Egyptians subjecting them, and I was reminded of my covenant.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered My covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I hearkened to the groaning of the children of Israel (the affliction with which the Egyptians enslave them) and I remembered the covenant with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/6-5.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=1177" 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/6.htm">God Promises Deliverance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as foreigners. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">Furthermore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">have heard</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/5009.htm" title="5009: na·’ă·qaṯ (N-fsc) -- A groan, groaning. From na'aq; a groan.">the groaning</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/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.">whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">the Egyptians</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ma·‘ă·ḇi·ḏîm (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">are enslaving,</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> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: wā·’ez·kōr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">and I have remembered</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/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rî·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">My covenant.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.…<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="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13-14</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7-8</a></span><br />I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. / And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24</a></span><br />So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-9</a></span><br />The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / 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. / 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="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-31.htm">Exodus 4:31</a></span><br />and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-42.htm">Leviticus 26:42-45</a></span><br />then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land. / For the land will be abandoned by them, and it will enjoy its Sabbaths by lying desolate without them. And they will pay the penalty for their iniquity, because they rejected My ordinances and abhorred My statutes. / Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject or despise them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them; for I am the LORD their God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8</a></span><br />But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-7.htm">Deuteronomy 26:7-9</a></span><br />So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression. / Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders. / And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-10</a></span><br />He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-44.htm">Psalm 106:44-45</a></span><br />Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress. / And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.<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/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33-34</a></span><br />“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-5.htm">Ezekiel 20:5-6</a></span><br />and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’ / On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72-73</a></span><br />to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, / the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us<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.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.</p><p class="hdg">the groaning</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24</a></b></br> And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.</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="/psalms/106-44.htm">Psalm 106:44</a></b></br> Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:</p><p class="hdg">I have remembered</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24</a></b></br> And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">Genesis 8:1</a></b></br> And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that <i>was</i> with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/9-15.htm">Genesis 9:15</a></b></br> And I will remember my covenant, which <i>is</i> between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Bondage</a> <a href="/genesis/41-39.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/exodus/5-19.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/6-4.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/exodus/5-15.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/exodus/3-22.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/exodus/6-1.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/exodus/4-6.htm">Furthermore</a> <a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Groaning</a> <a href="/exodus/4-31.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/exodus/5-1.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/genesis/50-11.htm">Holding</a> <a href="/exodus/5-19.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/4-29.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/5-13.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/exodus/5-14.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/exodus/4-11.htm">Open</a> <a href="/genesis/50-25.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/exodus/4-31.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/exodus/5-18.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/genesis/27-40.htm">Yoke</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Bondage</a> <a href="/exodus/9-6.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/exodus/11-6.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/exodus/10-2.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/numbers/33-52.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/exodus/11-3.htm">Furthermore</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-30.htm">Groaning</a> <a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/exodus/9-2.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-36.htm">Holding</a> <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/9-16.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/exodus/11-3.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/exodus/8-13.htm">Open</a> <a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/exodus/17-14.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/exodus/7-16.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Yoke</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/6-1.htm">God renews his promise by his name JEHOVAH</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/6-9.htm">Moses vainly attempts to encourage the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/6-10.htm">He and Aaron are again sent to Pharaoh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/6-14.htm">Genealogies of Reuben, Simeon and Levi, of whom came Moses and Aaron</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/6-26.htm">The history resumed</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'; 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The Israelites' groaning reflects their deep distress under Egyptian bondage, a situation that had persisted for centuries since the time of Joseph. This groaning is not just physical but also spiritual, as they long for deliverance. The Bible often portrays God as one who hears the cries of the oppressed (<a href="/psalms/34-17.htm">Psalm 34:17</a>). This hearing is not passive; it indicates God's readiness to act. The groaning can be seen as a form of prayer, aligning with <a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26</a>, where the Spirit intercedes with groans too deep for words.<p><b>whom the Egyptians are enslaving</b><br>The enslavement of the Israelites by the Egyptians is a historical reality corroborated by various archaeological findings, such as the depiction of Semitic slaves in Egyptian art. This enslavement was both a physical and spiritual oppression, as Pharaoh's regime sought to suppress the Israelites' growth and influence (<a href="/exodus/1-8.htm">Exodus 1:8-14</a>). The Egyptians' harsh treatment of the Israelites is a recurring theme in the narrative, symbolizing the broader struggle between God's people and oppressive worldly powers. This enslavement prefigures the spiritual bondage of sin, from which Christ delivers believers (<a href="/john/8-34.htm">John 8:34-36</a>).<p><b>and I have remembered My covenant</b><br>God's remembrance of His covenant is a pivotal theme in the Bible, signifying His faithfulness and commitment to His promises. The covenant in question is likely the one made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, promising them land, descendants, and blessing (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3, 15</a>:18-21). This remembrance is not because God forgets, but rather it marks the time for action in fulfillment of His promises. The concept of covenant is central to understanding God's relationship with His people, culminating in the New Covenant through Jesus Christ (<a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>, <a href="/luke/22-20.htm">Luke 22:20</a>). This act of remembering assures the Israelites of God's unchanging nature and His plan for their redemption.<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 enslaved in Egypt and crying out for deliverance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_egyptians.htm">The Egyptians</a></b><br>The people of Egypt, under whose harsh bondage the Israelites are suffering.<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 remembers His covenant with their forefathers.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a></b><br>The promise made by God to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, ensuring the Israelites' future as a great nation and their possession of the Promised Land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The chosen leader through whom God will deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>God is faithful to His promises. Just as He remembered His covenant with the Israelites, He remains faithful to His promises to us today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>The groaning of the Israelites reached God's ears, reminding us that our prayers and cries for help are heard by God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_timing.htm">Divine Timing</a></b><br>God's remembrance and action come in His perfect timing. We must trust His timing in our own lives, even when it seems delayed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>Understanding our relationship with God through the lens of His covenant helps us grasp the depth of His commitment to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance_and_redemption.htm">Deliverance and Redemption</a></b><br>Just as God delivered Israel from physical bondage, He offers us deliverance from spiritual bondage through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_books_are_in_the_old_testament.htm">Which books are in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_god's_promises.htm">What are God's promises?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/trusting_god_in_uncertainty.htm">How can we trust God during uncertain times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_god's_timing_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about God's timing?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I have also heard the groaning</span>. Compare <a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24</a> and Exodus 3:9. The repetition is in consequence of Moses' expostulation (<a href="/exodus/5-22.htm">Exodus 5:22, 23</a>), and is to assure the Israelites that God has not forgotten them, but will sustain them under their afflictions, and will shortly deliver them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/6-5.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">Furthermore,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַ֣ם ׀</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">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have heard</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma‘·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the groaning</span><br /><span class="heb">נַאֲקַת֙</span> <span class="translit">(na·’ă·qaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5009.htm">Strong's 5009: </a> </span><span class="str2">A groan, groaning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Israelites,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</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">whom</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</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_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are enslaving,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעֲבִדִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·ḇi·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I have remembered</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֶזְכֹּ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ez·kōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My covenant.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִיתִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/6-5.htm">Exodus 6:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/6-5.htm">Exodus 6:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/6-5.htm">Exodus 6:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/6-5.htm">Exodus 6:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/6-5.htm">Exodus 6:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/6-5.htm">Exodus 6:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/6-5.htm">Exodus 6:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/6-5.htm">Exodus 6:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/6-5.htm">Exodus 6:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/6-5.htm">Exodus 6:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/6-5.htm">OT Law: Exodus 6:5 Moreover I have heard the groaning (Exo. 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