unfoldingWord_en_tn/exo/02/23.md

# groaned

They did this because of their sorrow and misery. AT: "sighed deeply"

# their pleas went up to God

The cries of the Israelites are spoken of as if they were a person and were able to travel up to where God is. AT: "God heard their pleas" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

# God called to mind his covenant

This was a customary way of saying God thought about what He had promised. AT: "God remembered his covenant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# groaned`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`They did this because of their sorrow and misery. AT: "sighed deeply"`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# their pleas went up to God`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The cries of the Israelites are spoken of as if they were a person and were able to travel up to where God is. AT: "God heard their pleas" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])`

			`# God called to mind his covenant`

			`This was a customary way of saying God thought about what He had promised. AT: "God remembered his covenant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`