Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them. New Living Translation He looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act. English Standard Version God saw the people of Israel—and God knew. Berean Standard Bible God saw the Israelites and took notice. King James Bible And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them. New King James Version And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God acknowledged them. New American Standard Bible And God saw the sons of Israel, and God took notice of them. NASB 1995 God saw the sons of Israel, and God took notice of them. NASB 1977 And God saw the sons of Israel, and God took notice of them. Legacy Standard Bible And God saw the sons of Israel, and God knew them. Amplified Bible God saw the sons of Israel, and God took notice [of them] and was concerned about them [knowing all, understanding all, remembering all]. Christian Standard Bible God saw the Israelites, and God knew. Holman Christian Standard Bible God saw the Israelites, and He took notice. American Standard Version And God saw the children of Israel, and God took knowledge of them. Contemporary English Version and because he knew what was happening to his people, he felt sorry for them. English Revised Version And God saw the children of Israel, and God took knowledge of them. GOD'S WORD® Translation God saw the Israelites [being oppressed] and was concerned about them. Good News Translation He saw the slavery of the Israelites and was concerned for them. International Standard Version God watched the Israelis and took notice of them. Majority Standard Bible God saw the Israelites and took notice. NET Bible God saw the Israelites, and God understood. . . . New Heart English Bible God saw the children of Israel, and God took notice. Webster's Bible Translation And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect to them. World English Bible God saw the children of Israel, and God understood. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand God sees the sons of Israel, and God knows. Young's Literal Translation and God seeth the sons of Israel, and God knoweth. Smith's Literal Translation And God will see the sons of Israel, and God will know. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the Lord looked upon the children of Israel, and he knew them. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord looked with favor on the sons of Israel, and he knew them. New American Bible God saw the Israelites, and God knew. . .. New Revised Standard Version God looked upon the Israelites, and God took notice of them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd God looked upon the children of Israel, and God noticed their oppression. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And God saw the children of Israel, and God indicated it. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And God saw the children of Israel, and God took cognizance of them. Brenton Septuagint Translation And God looked upon the children of Israel, and was made known to them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God Hears the Cry of the Israelites…24So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 25God saw the Israelites and took notice. Cross References Genesis 8:1 But 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. Genesis 9:16 And whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind that is on the earth.” Genesis 19:29 So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived. Genesis 30:22 Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb, Genesis 50:24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Exodus 3:7-9 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. Exodus 6:5 Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant. Leviticus 26:42 then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land. Deuteronomy 26:7 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. 1 Samuel 9:16 “At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.” 2 Kings 13:23 But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence. Nehemiah 9:9 You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea. Psalm 22:24 For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help. Psalm 106:44-45 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. Isaiah 63:9 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. Treasury of Scripture And God looked on the children of Israel, and God had respect to them. looked. Exodus 4:31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped. 1 Samuel 1:11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no rasor come upon his head. 2 Samuel 16:12 It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day. God. had respect. Exodus 1:8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. Exodus 3:7,8 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; … Psalm 1:6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. Jump to Previous Acknowledged Children Cognizance Concerned Condition Eyes God's Israel Israelites Notice Respect TurnedJump to Next Acknowledged Children Cognizance Concerned Condition Eyes God's Israel Israelites Notice Respect TurnedExodus 2 1. Moses is born, and placed in a basket in the reeds of Nile.5. He is found, and brought up by Pharaoh's daughter; 7. who employs his mother to nurse him. 11. He kills an Egyptian. 13. He reproves a Hebrew. 15. He flees into Midian, and marries Zipporah. 22. Gershom is born. 23. God respects the Israelites' cry. God saw The Hebrew word for "saw" is "ra'ah," which implies more than just a visual observation. It suggests a deep, discerning awareness and understanding. In the context of Exodus, this indicates that God was not indifferent to the plight of the Israelites. His seeing is an active, compassionate engagement with their suffering. This reflects the nature of God as one who is intimately involved with His creation, aware of their struggles, and ready to act on their behalf. It is a reminder that God is omniscient, fully aware of the circumstances of His people. the Israelites and He took notice Hebrew Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative saw וַיַּ֥רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son and אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative took notice. וַיֵּ֖דַע (way·yê·ḏa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know Links Exodus 2:25 NIVExodus 2:25 NLT Exodus 2:25 ESV Exodus 2:25 NASB Exodus 2:25 KJV Exodus 2:25 BibleApps.com Exodus 2:25 Biblia Paralela Exodus 2:25 Chinese Bible Exodus 2:25 French Bible Exodus 2:25 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 2:25 God saw the children of Israel (Exo. 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