²³ After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of their difficult labor, and they cried out;^(A) and their cry for help ascended to God because of the difficult labor.

⁷ Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of My people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out^(A) because of their oppressors, and I know about their sufferings.

¹⁵ So the Israelite foremen went in and cried for help to Pharaoh: “Why are you treating your servants this way?