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Exodus 2:22-24
Legacy Standard Bible
Exodus 2:22-24
Legacy Standard Bible
22 Then she gave birth to (A)a son, and he named him [a]Gershom, for he said, “I have been (B)a [b]sojourner in a foreign land.”
God Hears Israel’s Groaning
23 Now it happened in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel (C)sighed because of the slavery, and they cried out; and (D)their cry for help because of their slavery rose up to God. 24 So (E)God heard their groaning; and God remembered (F)His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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- Exodus 2:22 Lit a stranger there
- Exodus 2:22 Heb ger
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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