24:5a

Then: The Hebrew word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Then introduces the next event in the storyline. Introduce this next event in a way that is natural in your language.

I sent Moses and Aaron: Many years passed between the time that Jacob and his family went to Egypt, and the time that Yahweh sent Moses and Aaron to meet the king of Egypt. It may be helpful to add this implicit information at the beginning of the verse. For example,

Later I sent Moses and Aaron (Good News Translation)
-or-

⌊Many years after that,⌋ I sent Moses and Aaron

The clause I sent Moses and Aaron does not state where Yahweh sent them or what Yahweh sent them to do. In some languages it may be helpful to include some of this implicit information. For example:

I sent Moses and Aaron ⌊to help the Israelites⌋
-or-
I sent Moses and ⌊his brother⌋ Aaron ⌊to Egypt⌋

24:5b

and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there: The Hebrew verb that the Berean Standard Bible translates as afflicted is more literally “hit.” In this context it refers to the disasters that God caused the Egyptians to suffer. The disasters that God brought upon the Egyptians are recorded in Exodus 7-11.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

I struck the people of Egypt with the disasters that I caused there
-or-
I made terrible things happen to the Egyptian people

24:5c

and afterward I brought you out: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

After that, I brought you (plur.) out ⌊of Egypt⌋
-or-
Then I led you ⌊all⌋ out ⌊from Egypt⌋

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