Exodus 2:24

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Exodus 2:24, word by word

Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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heardיִּשְׁמַעyishma

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

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their groaningנַאֲקָתָnaakata

groaning

Groaning.

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rememberedיִּזְכֹּרyizkor

remember favorably

God turns his mind to someone and helps them.

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his covenantבְּרִיתberit

covenant

The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.

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with Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham

Abraham

Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.

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with Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak

Isaac

Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).

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and with Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

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Translation note

In Genesis 8:1; 19:29; and 30:22, when God is said to “remember” someone, he then acts on their behalf; the same can be understood here (3:7-8).

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