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Exodus 2:22-24
Contemporary English Version
Exodus 2:22-24
Contemporary English Version
22 And when she had a son, Moses said, “I will name him Gershom,[a] since I am a foreigner in this country.”
23 After the death of the king of Egypt, the Israelites still complained because they were forced to be slaves. They cried out for help, 24 (A) and God heard their loud cries. He did not forget the promise he had made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
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- 2.22 Gershom: In Hebrew “Gershom” sounds like “foreigner.”
Exodus 2:22-24
New International Version
Exodus 2:22-24
New International Version
22 Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom,[a](A) saying, “I have become a foreigner(B) in a foreign land.”
23 During that long period,(C) the king of Egypt died.(D) The Israelites groaned in their slavery(E) and cried out, and their cry(F) for help because of their slavery went up to God. 24 God heard their groaning and he remembered(G) his covenant(H) with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.
Footnotes
- Exodus 2:22 Gershom sounds like the Hebrew for a foreigner there.
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