Exodus 2:23
After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
What it says
After a long time and the death of Egypt's king, the Israelites groan under slavery and cry out for deliverance.
What it is doing
It returns from Moses's private life to the unrelieved burden of Israel in Egypt.
In context
23After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God. 24So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 25God saw the Israelites and took notice.