²⁶ For the Lord ^(A)saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter, ^(B)for there was none left, bond or free, and there was none to help Israel.

⁷ Then the Lord said, ^(A)“I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their ^(B)taskmasters. I know their sufferings,

⁹ And now, behold, ^(A)the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the ^(B)oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.