Exodus 6:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.”

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BSBPD

“Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and also I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, whom the Egyptians are causing to serve, and I remember My covenant.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 6:5 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 8:1But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.
  2. Genesis 9:15I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.
  3. Exodus 2:24So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
  4. Exodus 3:7The 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.
  5. Psalms 105:8He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
  6. Psalms 106:44Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.
  7. Isaiah 63:9In 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.
  8. Luke 1:54He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
  9. Luke 1:72to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,

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