22 who bore him a son. Moses said to himself, “I am a foreigner in this land, and so I name him Gershom.”
23 Years later the king of Egypt died, but the Israelites were still groaning under their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry went up to God,
24 who heard their groaning and remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
25 He saw the slavery of the Israelites and was concerned for them.