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groaned

They did this because of their sorrow and misery. AT: "sighed deeply"

their pleas went up to God

The cries of the Israelites are spoken of as if they were a person and were able to travel up to where God is. AT: "God heard their pleas" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)