²³ After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of their difficult labor, and they cried out;^(A) and their cry for help ascended to God because of the difficult labor.

¹⁵ Our fathers went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt many years, but the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly.

¹⁹ He dealt deceitfully with our race and oppressed our ancestors by making them leave their infants outside, so they wouldn’t survive.^[a](A)