^{23 Ref} Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God.

^{24 Ref} And at the sound of their weeping the agreement which God had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob came to his mind.

^{25 Ref} And God's eyes were turned to the children of Israel and he gave them the knowledge of himself.