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Shemos 2:24 · EXTRA 1 — God heard their groaning EXTRA

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וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־נַאֲקָתָ֑ם וַיִּזְכֹּ֤ר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־בְּרִית֔וֹ אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶת־יִצְחָ֥ק וְאֶֽת־יַעֲקֹֽב׃

God heard their moaning, and God remembered the covenant with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.

Chabad.org — 2:24

Source Citation

Shemos Rabbah 1:35 — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

וישמע אלהים —\ldots כביכול הטה אזנו לשמוע את נאקתם.

English: “And God heard” — \ldots as it were, He inclined His ear to hear their groaning.

On the midrash / in context: The verse is the hinge between the oppression narrative and the commission at the bush; the midrash stresses divine attentiveness.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal emphasize that the redemption begins with God’s attentive hearing of Israel’s cry.

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