Keluaran 3:7

3:7 The Lord said, “I have surely seen ¹  the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. ² 

Bilangan 20:16

20:16 So when we cried to the Lord, he heard our voice and sent a messenger, ³  and has brought us up out of Egypt. Now ⁴  we are here in Kadesh, a town on the edge of your country. ⁵ 

Ulangan 26:7

26:7 So we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and he ⁶  heard us and saw our humiliation, toil, and oppression.

Mazmur 6:9

6:9 The Lord has heard my appeal for mercy;

the Lord has accepted ⁷  my prayer.

[3:7]  ¹ tn The use of the infinitive absolute with the perfect tense intensifies the statement: I have surely seen – there is no doubt that I have seen and will do something about it.

[3:7]  ² sn Two new words are introduced now to the report of suffering: “affliction” and “pain/suffering.” These add to the dimension of the oppression of God’s people.

[20:16]  ³ tn The word could be rendered “angel” or “messenger.” Some ambiguity may be intended in this report.

[20:16]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text uses הִנֵּה (hinneh) to emphasize the “here and now” aspect of the report to Edom.

[20:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “your border.”

[26:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 26:2.

[6:9]  ⁷ tn The prefixed verbal form is probably a preterite here; it is parallel to a perfect and refers to the fact that the Lord has responded favorably to the psalmist’s request.